Food Insecurity and Cardiometabolic Markers: Results From the Study of Latino Youth.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Hispanic/Latino youth bear a disproportionate burden of food insecurity and poor metabolic outcomes, but research linking the two in this diverse population is lacking. We evaluated whether lower household and child food security (FS) were adversely associated with a metabolic syndrome (MetS) composite variable and clinically measured cardiometabolic markers: waist circumference, fasting plasma glucose, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included 1325 Hispanic/Latino youth aged 8 to 16 years from the Hispanic Community Children's Health Study/Study of Latino Youth, a study of offspring of adults enrolled in the Hispanic Community Health Survey/Study of Latinos. Multivar

SUBMITTER: Maldonado LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9595113 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature