Authors
Amy Yau, Martin White, David Hammond, Christine White, Jean Adams
Publication date
2020/10
Journal
Public health nutrition
Volume
23
Issue
14
Pages
2602-2614
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Description
Objective
To estimate food insecurity (FI) prevalence among UK adults and investigate associations with socio-demographic characteristics, diet and health.
Design
Weighted cross-sectional survey data. FI was measured using the USDA Adult Food Security Survey Module. Data were analysed using adjusted logistic regression models.
Setting
United Kingdom.
Participants
2551 participants (aged 18–64 years); sub-sample (n 1949) used to investigate association between FI and overweight.
Results
FI prevalence was 24·3 %. Higher odds of FI were observed among participants who reported that making ends meet was difficult v. easy (OR 19·76, 95 % CI 13·78, 28·34), were full-time students v. non-students (OR 3·23, 95 % CI 2·01, 5·18), had low v. high education (OR 2·30, 95 % CI 1·66, 3·17), were male v. female (OR 1·36, 95 % CI 1·01, 1·83) and reported their ethnicity as mixed (OR 2·32, 95 % CI 1·02, 5·27) and …
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A Yau, M White, D Hammond, C White, J Adams - Public health nutrition, 2020