Sociodemographic Characteristics Associated With Food-Insecure Households With Preschool and School Children: Findings From the ObesInCrisis Study

IF 1.6 4区医学 Q1 ANTHROPOLOGY

American Journal of Human Biology Pub Date : 2025-06-09 DOI:10.1002/ajhb.70080

Maria-Raquel G. Silva, Daniela Rodrigues, Aristides M. Machado-Rodrigues, Helena Nogueira, Augusta Gama, Cristina Padez

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Abstract

Objective

Following the last global economic crisis, Europe imposed austerity policies with significant influence on the households' food security. This study aimed to examine the characteristics of food-insecure households with children with normal body weight and overweight/obesity with other sociodemographic and family characteristics, following the last world financial crisis.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted with 4737 children living in Portugal. Household food insecurity was assessed using the Household Food Insecurity Scale. Children's nutritional status and sociodemographic indicators were measured.

Results

Our results showed that 13.2% of children were living in food-insecure households, from which 25.5% were overweight/obesity. Food-insecure households were more likely to include children at school age (OR = 1.195, 95% CI: 1.008–1.416), females (OR = 1.245, 95% CI: 1.051–1.476) and living in the district of Lisbon (OR = 1.369, 95% CI: 1.130–1.659), compared to those from food-secure households. HFI was associated with having parents under 40 years old (fathers: OR = 1.321, 95% CI: 1.104–1.581 and mothers: OR = 1.362, 95% CI: 1.141–1.627), fathers with low and medium levels of education (OR = 5.967, 95% CI: 4.584–7.767 and OR = 2.666, 95% CI: 2.050–3.467, respectively), as well as mothers' low and medium education (OR = 5.083, 95% CI: 3.982–6.488 and OR = 3.202, 95% CI: 2.599–3.945, respectively), and not working fathers (OR = 3.160, 95% CI: 2.415–4.317) or mothers (OR = 2.706, 95% CI: 2.197–3.332). After adjustments, only the association with the paternal age lost its statistical significance. No other significant associations were observed in other household sociodemographic components.

Conclusion

It should be recognized the need for socioeconomic interventions to empower women and close the gender gap between female- and male-headed households.

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与学龄前和学龄儿童食物不安全家庭相关的社会人口特征：来自肥胖危机研究的发现

在上次全球经济危机之后，欧洲实施了紧缩政策，对家庭的粮食安全产生了重大影响。本研究旨在研究上次世界金融危机后，拥有正常体重和超重/肥胖儿童的粮食不安全家庭的特征，以及其他社会人口和家庭特征。方法对葡萄牙4737名儿童进行横断面研究。使用家庭粮食不安全量表评估家庭粮食不安全状况。对儿童的营养状况和社会人口指标进行了测量。结果13.2%的儿童生活在粮食不安全家庭，其中25.5%的儿童超重/肥胖。与粮食安全家庭相比，粮食不安全家庭更可能包括学龄儿童（OR = 1.195, 95% CI: 1.008-1.416）、女性（OR = 1.245, 95% CI: 1.051-1.476）和生活在里斯本地区的儿童（OR = 1.369, 95% CI: 1.130-1.659）。高频感应与40岁以下有父母(父亲:= 1.321,95%置信区间CI: 1.104 - -1.581和母亲:= 1.362,95%置信区间CI: 1.141 - -1.627),父亲与中低水平的教育(OR = 5.967, 95% CI: 4.584—-7.767,或= 2.666,95%置信区间CI: 2.050 - -3.467,分别),以及母亲的中低教育(OR = 5.083, 95% CI: 3.982—-6.488,或= 3.202,95%置信区间CI: 2.599 - -3.945,分别),而不是工作的父亲(OR = 3.160, 95% CI: 2.415—-4.317)或母亲(OR = 2.706, 95% CI:2.197 - -3.332)。调整后，只有与父亲年龄的相关性失去了统计学意义。在其他家庭社会人口组成部分中未观察到其他显著关联。结论应认识到需要采取社会经济干预措施来增强妇女权能，缩小男女户主家庭之间的性别差距。

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American Journal of Human Biology 生物-生物学

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4.80

自引率

13.80%

发文量

124

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

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