Food insecurity among veterans: Findings from the health and retirement study
Food insecurity among veterans: Findings from the health and retirement study
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DOI：
10.1007/s12603-017-0910-7
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发表时间：
2017-12-01
影响因子：
5.8
通讯作者：
Thomas, K. S.
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作者：
Brostow, Diana P.;Gunzburger, E.;Thomas, K. S.
我们研究了老年人食品不安全的普遍性，特别评估了与美国退伍军人食品不安全相关的因素。来自2012年健康和退休研究浪潮和2013年2560名男性参与者（1254名退伍军人）的医疗保健和营养邮件调查的数据被用来估计食品不安全的普遍程度，并确定男性退伍军人食品不安全的重要预测因素。在男性退伍军人中，6.4%的人报告粮食不安全，而在男性非退伍军人中，这一比例为11.9% （p < 0.01）。年龄较小、日常活动困难和抑郁与50至64岁男性退伍军人食物不安全的几率增加显著相关。在65岁及以上的男性退伍军人中，目前吸烟、精神诊断和抑郁症与食物不安全的几率增加显著相关。本研究确定了可能用于改善老年男性退伍军人营养状况的目标干预措施的重要因素。
We examined the prevalence of food insecurity in an older population, specifically assessing factors associated with food insecurity among U.S. military Veterans.Data from the 2012 wave of the Health and Retirement Study and the 2013 Health Care and Nutrition Mail Survey of 2560 male participants (1254 Veterans) were used to estimate the prevalence of food insecurity and to identify significant predictors of food insecurity among male Veterans.Among male Veterans, 6.4% reported food insecurity, compared to 11.9% of male non-veterans (p < 0.01). Younger age, difficulty with daily activities and depression were significantly associated with increased odds of food insecurity among male Veterans aged 50 to 64. In male Veterans age 65 years and older, current smoking, a psychiatric diagnosis and depression were significantly associated with increased odds of food insecurity.This study identified significant factors that may be used to target interventions to improve nutritional status among older male Veterans.