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The relationship between food insecurity and overweight/obesity differs by birthplace and length of US residence
- Source :
- Public health nutrition. 20(4)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- ObjectiveTo examine whether the cross-sectional association between food insecurity and overweight/obesity varied according to birthplace and length of residence in the USA among California women.DesignUsing cross-sectional, population-based data from the California Women’s Health Survey (CWHS) 2009–2012, we examined whether the association between food insecurity and overweight or obesity varied by birthplace–length of US residence.SettingCalifornia, USA.SubjectsWomen (n16 008) aged 18 years or older.ResultsAmong US-born women, very low food security (prevalence ratio (PR)=1·21; 95 % CI 1·11, 1·31) and low food security (PR=1·19; 95 % CI 1·10, 1·28) were significantly associated with higher prevalence of overweight/obesity, after controlling for age, marital status, race/ethnicity, poverty and education. Among immigrant women who lived in the USA for 10 years or longer, very low food security was significantly associated with higher prevalence of overweight/obesity, after controlling for covariates (PR=1·16; 95 % CI 1·07, 1·27). Among immigrant women who had lived in the USA for less than 10 years, low and very low food security were not significantly associated with overweight/obesity, after controlling for covariates.ConclusionsFood insecurity may be an important pathway through which weight may increase with longer US residence among immigrant women. Public health programmes and policies should focus on increasing food security for all women, including immigrant women, as one strategy to reduce the prevalence of overweight/obesity.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Gerontology
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Time Factors
Cross-sectional study
Population
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Emigrants and Immigrants
Overweight
California
Article
Food Supply
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Obesity
education
education.field_of_study
030109 nutrition & dietetics
Nutrition and Dietetics
Food security
business.industry
Public health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Health Surveys
Cross-Sectional Studies
Marital status
Women's Health
Residence
Female
medicine.symptom
business
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14752727 and 13689800
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Public health nutrition
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b78ebc5f6927b1294f0e6c3de4e055db