Investigation of the Link Between Food Assistance Programs and Physical Activity Among Children and Adolescents.

IF 1.4 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Pardis Noormohammadpour, Nicole Robertson
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Abstract

Background: While the direct benefits of food assistance programs are well-documented, there is a need to explore indirect benefits like increased physical activity. This study examined whether participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) was associated with improved physical activity levels in children and adolescents aged 2-17 in the United States during 2017-2018. Study Design: A cross-sectional study.

Methods: This cross-sectional study used a subset of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data (n=2620). In the NHANES 2017-2018 dataset, physical activity was measured through self-report questionnaires, which captured participants' frequency, duration, and intensity of various activities. We used weighted logistic regression and the Hosmer - Lemeshow - Sturdivant forward model - building strategy to investigate this hypothesized association using SAS version 9.4.

Results: In the adjusted model, controlling for the other variables in the model, we found that children and adolescents from households that had received SNAP/Food Stamps had 1.53 times higher odds (odds ratio [OR]=1.53, 95% CI: 1.24-1.89) of achieving the recommended guidelines of 60 minutes of daily physical activity compared to those who had not received benefits. Each additional year of age resulted in 0.82 times lower odds (OR=0.82; 95% CI: 0.79, 0.85) of meeting the recommended amounts of physical activity. Additionally, each unit increase in BMI was associated with 0.96 times lower odds (OR=0.96, 95% CI: 0.93, 0.98) of engaging in recommended physical activity.

Conclusion: These findings suggest that participation in the SNAP/Food Stamps program may indirectly benefit participants by increasing physical activity levels.

调查食品援助计划与儿童和青少年体育活动之间的联系。
背景:尽管食品援助计划的直接益处已得到充分证实,但仍有必要探讨其间接益处,如增加体育活动。本研究考察了 2017-2018 年期间美国 2-17 岁儿童和青少年参与补充营养援助计划(SNAP)是否与体育活动水平的提高有关。研究设计:横断面研究:这项横断面研究使用了美国国家健康与营养调查(NHANES)数据的一个子集(n=2620)。在 NHANES 2017-2018 年数据集中,体力活动通过自我报告问卷进行测量,问卷记录了参与者参加各种活动的频率、持续时间和强度。我们使用加权逻辑回归和 Hosmer - Lemeshow - Sturdivant 前向模型-建立策略,利用 SAS 9.4.版本研究了这一假设关联:在调整后的模型中,在控制了模型中的其他变量后,我们发现,与未领取福利的儿童和青少年相比,领取过 SNAP/粮票的家庭的儿童和青少年达到每日 60 分钟体育活动建议标准的几率要高出 1.53 倍(几率比 [OR]=1.53, 95% CI: 1.24-1.89)。年龄每增加一岁,达到建议运动量的几率就会降低 0.82 倍(OR=0.82;95% CI:0.79,0.85)。此外,体重指数每增加一个单位,参加推荐体育活动的几率就会降低 0.96 倍(OR=0.96,95% CI:0.93,0.98):这些研究结果表明,参与 SNAP/Food Stamps 计划可能会通过提高体育锻炼水平而使参与者间接受益。
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Journal of research in health sciences
Journal of research in health sciences PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-
CiteScore
2.30
自引率
13.30%
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7
期刊介绍: The Journal of Research in Health Sciences (JRHS) is the official journal of the School of Public Health; Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, which is published quarterly. Since 2017, JRHS is published electronically. JRHS is a peer-reviewed, scientific publication which is produced quarterly and is a multidisciplinary journal in the field of public health, publishing contributions from Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Public Health, Occupational Health, Environmental Health, Health Education, and Preventive and Social Medicine. We do not publish clinical trials, nursing studies, animal studies, qualitative studies, nutritional studies, health insurance, and hospital management. In addition, we do not publish the results of laboratory and chemical studies in the field of ergonomics, occupational health, and environmental health
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