Undiagnosed prediabetes among food insecure adults.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Objectives
To identify sub-populations at risk for diabetes based on having prediabetes. Although food insecurity has been linked to diabetes, to our knowledge, no studies have examined whether food insecure individuals are more likely than fully food secure individuals to have undiagnosed prediabetes.Methods
This study was based on a cross-sectional analysis of 6577 adults in the 2005-08 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. USDA's Food Security Survey Module, self-reported prediabetes status and clinical measures were examined.Results
Whereas men who were food insecure were more likely than fully food secure men to have undiagnosed prediabetes, no association was observed among women.Conclusion
Prediabetes screening appears warranted for food insecure men.Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Ding, M; Wilson, NLW; Garza, KB; Zizza, CA
Published Date
- March 2014
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 38 / 2
Start / End Page
- 225 - 233
PubMed ID
- 24629551
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1945-7359
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1087-3244
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.5993/ajhb.38.2.8
Language
- eng