Adolescent Health Risk Behaviors, Adverse Experiences, and Self-reported Hunger: Analysis of 10 States from the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Surveys

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• Alternative Title:
  J Hunger Environ Nutr
• Personal Author:
  Krupsky, Kathryn L. ; Sliwa, Sarah ; Seligman, Hilary ; Brown, Andrea D. ; Liese, Angela D. ; Demissie, Zewditu ; Barnidge, Ellen
• Description:
  We examined associations between adolescent self-reported hunger, health risk behaviors, and adverse experiences during the 2018-2019 school year. Youth Risk Behavior Survey data were pooled from 10 states. Prevalence ratios were calculated, and we assessed effect measure modification by sex. The prevalence of self-reported hunger was 13%. Self-reported hunger was associated with a higher prevalence of every health risk behavior/adverse experience analyzed, even after adjusting for sex, grade, and race/ethnicity. Sex did not modify associations. Findings underscore needs for longitudinal research with more robust measures of adolescent food insecurity to clarify the temporality of relationships.
• Keywords:
  Adolescence Food Insecurity Health Risk Behaviors Self-reported Hunger YRBS
• Source:
  J Hunger Environ Nutr. 19(4):523-539
• Pubmed ID:
  38954493
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10300635
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:482b242082c27bd782b726678ae5897cf4183d26d681fb47068ff3e431c6ac06
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/158474/cdc_158474_DS1.pdf
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