Association Between the Use of Tobacco Products and Food Insecurity Among South Korean Adults.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Food insecurity is the most basic form of human deprivation; thus, strategies to eradicate poverty should include policies to improve food insecurity. This study investigated the association between the use of tobacco products and food insecurity. Methods: We analyzed 21,063 adults from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2013-2015, 2019. The OR and 95% CI for food insecurity was calculated in each category of the status of tobacco products use and sociodemographic characteristics using multivariable logistic regression analysis. Results: Of 21,063 participants, 7.3% belonged to the food insecurity group. The OR (95% CI) for food insecurity was 1.34 (1.08-1.65) among current users of any tobacco products compared with those who had n

SUBMITTER: Kang SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9492844 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature