Food Insecurity Among Individuals With Cardiovascular Disease and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Across Race and Ethnicity in 1999-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Food insecurity is a risk factor for poor cardiovascular outcomes that occur disproportionately among individuals from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds who have cardiovascular disease (CVD) or cardiometabolic risk factors.

Objective

To assess long-term prevalence of food insecurity among those with CVD or cardiometabolic risk factors in the United States.

Design, setting, and participants

This serial cross-sectional study includes data for noninstitutionalized US adults from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999-2018).

Main outcomes and measures

Food insecurity was assessed using the US Department of Agriculture Adult Food Security Survey Module. We estimated prevalence of food insecurity among adults with prior CVD (myocar

SUBMITTER: Brandt EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9520443 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature