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Alternative Title:
Prev Chronic Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.140190
Personal Author:
Irving, Shalon M. ; Njai, Rashid S. ; Siegel, Paul Z. ;
Irving, Shalon M. ; Njai, Rashid S. ; Siegel, Paul Z. ; Less -
Description:
Food insecurity is positively linked to risk of hypertension; however, it is not known whether this relationship persists after adjustment for socioeconomic position (SEP). We examined the association between food insecurity and self-reported hypertension among adults aged 35 or older (N = 58,677) in 12 states that asked the food insecurity question in their 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System questionnaire. After adjusting for SEP, hypertension was more common among adults reporting food insecurity (adjusted prevalence ratio, 1.27; 95% confidence interval, 1.19-1.36). Our study found a positive relationship between food insecurity and hypertension after adjusting for SEP and other characteristics.
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Adult
Aged
Blacks
Female
Food Supply
Hispanic Americans
Humans
Hypertension
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Whites

Source:
Prev Chronic Dis. 11. ;
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Name as Subject:
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System ;
Place as Subject:
United States ;
Collection(s):
Preventing Chronic Disease
Main Document Checksum:
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