Food Insecurity and COVID-19 Diagnosis: Findings from a National United States Sample
Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
; 18(3):311-326, 2023.
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| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-20242615
ABSTRACT
This study explores the association between experiencing food insecurity and COVID-19 diagnosis in the United States, and what sociodemographic characteristics moderate this relationship. We analyzed a national sample of adults in the United States (n = 6,475). Multiple logistic regression results revealed respondents experiencing food insecurity had an approximately 3.0 times significantly higher odds of a positive COVID-19 diagnosis (odds ratio [OR] = 2.95, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.38-6.32, p < 0.01), which remained significant after adjusting for sociodemographics and COVID-19 mitigation behaviors (OR = 2.59, 95% CI = 1.09-6.18, p < 0.05). Age group had a significant moderating effect (OR = 42.55, 95% CI = 3.13-579.15, p < 0.01). Results indicate experiencing food insecurity is associated with contracting COVID-19.Copyright © 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
age; Coronavirus; covid; epidemiology; food insecurity; inequalities; infectious disease; pandemic; prevention; public health; adult; article; communicable disease; controlled study; coronavirus disease 2019; diagnosis; female; groups by age; human; human tissue; major clinical study; male; mitigation; sociodemographics; United States
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Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
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2023
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