Food Insecurity and Self-Reported Hypertension Among Hispanic, Black, and White Adults in 12 States, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2009

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Irving, Shalon M. ; Njai, Rashid S. ; Siegel, Paul Z.
• 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.
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Black People Female Food Supply Hispanic Or Latino Humans Hypertension Male Middle Aged Prevalence White People

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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 11.
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.140190
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Name as Subject:
  Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System ; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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  urn:sha-512:8bb30648f30bfabbf42a8121b898dd05e47399000846fc980541d4a2a62e374a7e1c0f149711206e1e7f6181d6854be39956d467ae0438f6b2d3ffcee2501773
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