Open AccessThe Association Between Food Insecurity and Inflammation in the US Adult Population
Author(s) -
Charitha Gowda,
Craig Hadley,
Allison E. Aiello
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2011.300551
Subject(s) - national health and nutrition examination survey , odds ratio , medicine , environmental health , confidence interval , population , food insecurity , cross sectional study , food security , white blood cell , odds , immunology , gerontology , demography , logistic regression , agriculture , pathology , biology , ecology , sociology
To expand the understanding of potential pathways through which food insecurity is associated with adverse health outcomes, we investigated whether food insecurity is associated with nutritional levels, inflammatory response, and altered immune function.