Food Security and Metabolic Syndrome in U.S. Adults and Adolescents: Findings From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2006

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 364-370

  Parker, Emily D ^a   Widome, Rachel ^b,c   Nettleton, Jennifer A ^d   Pereira, Mark A ^e  

^a HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross Sectional Studies; Food Security; Metabolic Syndrome; NHANES

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SECURITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951265893     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2010.02.009     Document Type: Article

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