TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome by household food insecurity status in the United States adolescent population, 2001–2020
T2 - a cross-sectional study
AU - Messiah, Sarah E.
AU - Xie, Luyu
AU - Kapti, Eda Gozel
AU - Chandrasekhar, Aparajita
AU - Srikanth, Nimisha
AU - Hill, Kristina
AU - Williams, Stormee
AU - Reid, Aleksei
AU - Mathew, Mathew Sunil
AU - Barlow, Sarah E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s)
PY - 2024/2
Y1 - 2024/2
N2 - Background: Household food insecurity (FI) is a modifiable social determinant of health linked to chronic health outcomes. Little is known, however, about the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in pediatric population-based studies by household FI status. Objectives: The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence of the MetS by household FI status over the past 2 decades. Methods: This cross-sectional study used data from the 2001–2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Participants were nonpregnant adolescents ages 12– 18 y in United States. The prevalence of MetS [elevated waist circumference and >2 of the following risk factors: elevated blood pressure, and fasting glucose, triglyceride, and/or low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol concentrations] by FI status was evaluated using chi-square and logistic regression analyses. Results: The estimated prevalence of MetS was 2.66% [95% confidence interval (CI): 2.28%, 3.09%] in the final analytical sample (unweighted N = 12,932). A total of 3.39% (95% CI: 2.53%, 4.53%) of adolescents from FI households had MetS compared to 2.48% (95% CI: 2.11%, 2.9%) among adolescents with no household FI. Hispanic adolescents had the highest prevalence of MetS (3.73%, 95% CI: 3.05, 4.56) compared with adolescents who identified as non-Hispanic White (2.78%, 95% CI: 2.25, 3.43), non-Hispanic Black (1.58%, 95% CI: 1.19, 2.10). Adolescents with household FI (23.20%) were more likely to have MetS [odds ratio (OR): 1.38; 95% CI: 1.02, 1.88; I=0.039) compared with adolescents with no household FI, but in fully adjusted models this was not significant (OR: 1.13; 95% CI: 0.75, 1.72). Conclusions: Using the most current NHANES data, the estimated prevalence of MetS in adolescents in United States was slightly higher among those from FI households. However, after adjusting for potential confounders, the relationship between household FI and MetS was nonsignificant, highlighting the complexity of factors contributing to MetS in this population. Hispanic adolescents share a disproportionate burden of MetS compared with their non-Hispanic counterparts.
AB - Background: Household food insecurity (FI) is a modifiable social determinant of health linked to chronic health outcomes. Little is known, however, about the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in pediatric population-based studies by household FI status. Objectives: The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence of the MetS by household FI status over the past 2 decades. Methods: This cross-sectional study used data from the 2001–2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Participants were nonpregnant adolescents ages 12– 18 y in United States. The prevalence of MetS [elevated waist circumference and >2 of the following risk factors: elevated blood pressure, and fasting glucose, triglyceride, and/or low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol concentrations] by FI status was evaluated using chi-square and logistic regression analyses. Results: The estimated prevalence of MetS was 2.66% [95% confidence interval (CI): 2.28%, 3.09%] in the final analytical sample (unweighted N = 12,932). A total of 3.39% (95% CI: 2.53%, 4.53%) of adolescents from FI households had MetS compared to 2.48% (95% CI: 2.11%, 2.9%) among adolescents with no household FI. Hispanic adolescents had the highest prevalence of MetS (3.73%, 95% CI: 3.05, 4.56) compared with adolescents who identified as non-Hispanic White (2.78%, 95% CI: 2.25, 3.43), non-Hispanic Black (1.58%, 95% CI: 1.19, 2.10). Adolescents with household FI (23.20%) were more likely to have MetS [odds ratio (OR): 1.38; 95% CI: 1.02, 1.88; I=0.039) compared with adolescents with no household FI, but in fully adjusted models this was not significant (OR: 1.13; 95% CI: 0.75, 1.72). Conclusions: Using the most current NHANES data, the estimated prevalence of MetS in adolescents in United States was slightly higher among those from FI households. However, after adjusting for potential confounders, the relationship between household FI and MetS was nonsignificant, highlighting the complexity of factors contributing to MetS in this population. Hispanic adolescents share a disproportionate burden of MetS compared with their non-Hispanic counterparts.
KW - adolescents
KW - cardiometabolic disease risk
KW - food insecurity
KW - metabolic syndrome
KW - population
KW - social determinant of health
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.11.014
DO - 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.11.014
M3 - Article
C2 - 38042411
AN - SCOPUS:85180282514
SN - 0002-9165
VL - 119
SP - 354
EP - 361
JO - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
JF - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
IS - 2
ER -