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An examination of the relationship between levels of food security and depression

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Prior research has identified a variety of common correlates between food security and depression but oftentimes the data used in these analyses are not representative of the US or do not consider multiple categorical levels of the focal variables. Using data from the 2009-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination (NHANES), this study sought to examine the relationship between four levels of food security - full, marginal, low and very low - and depression. The findings indicate low and very low food security are significantly related to an increased risk of depression, while marginal food security is not significantly different from full food security. Inclusion of interaction effects between food security and gender as well as food security and having a child/children were not found to be a significant improvement to the model.

Source: UWM Digital Commons (University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee)

Author: Erica K. Svojse

Language: English

Topic: Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Zero hunger, Reduced inequalities, No poverty

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W106411812

FWCI: 0.323

Cites: 85

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10