Food Insecurity, Missed Workdays, And Hospitalizations Among Working-Age US Adults With Diabetes.

ABSTRACT: Food insecurity is associated with poor clinical outcomes among adults with diabetes, but associations with nonclinical outcomes, such as missed work, have not been well characterized. Our objective was to assess the associations between food insecurity, health-related missed workdays, and overnight hospitalizations. We pooled National Health Interview Survey data from the period 2011-18 to analyze food insecurity among 13,116 US adults ages 18-65 who had diabetes. Experiencing food insecurity, compared with being food secure, was associated with increased odds of reporting any health-related missed workdays, more than twice the rate of health-related missed workdays, and increased odds of overnight hospitalization within the prior twelve months. There was no significant association betwee

SUBMITTER: Weinstein JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9840294 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature