Urban-Rural Disparities in Food Insecurity and Weight Status among Children in the United States.
Humans
Child
Food Insecurity
Rural Population
/ statistics & numerical data
United States
/ epidemiology
Male
Female
Child, Preschool
Urban Population
/ statistics & numerical data
Adolescent
Nutrition Surveys
Body Weight
Pediatric Obesity
/ epidemiology
Health Status Disparities
Prevalence
Food Supply
/ statistics & numerical data
NHANES
children
food insecurity
urban–rural differences
weight status
Journal
Nutrients
ISSN: 2072-6643
Titre abrégé: Nutrients
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101521595
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 Jul 2024
04 Jul 2024
Historique:
received:
04
06
2024
revised:
01
07
2024
accepted:
03
07
2024
medline:
13
7
2024
pubmed:
13
7
2024
entrez:
13
7
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Place of residence (urban versus rural) is a contextual determinant of health that has received less attention in the food insecurity literature. The purpose of this study was to assess the urban-rural disparity in the prevalence of food insecurity and weight status among US children. Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2013-2016 with three age groups of children (2-5, 6-11, and 12-17 years old), the associations of weight status and child and household food security status by urban-rural residence were examined using Rao-Scott Chi-square tests. Statistical significance was set at
Identifiants
pubmed: 38999879
pii: nu16132132
doi: 10.3390/nu16132132
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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