Sheila Isanaka|Mercedes Mora?Plazas|Sandra Lopez?Arana|Ana Baylín|Eduardo Villamor
Food Insecurity Is Highly Prevalent and Predicts Underweight but Not Overweight in Adults and School Children from Bogotá, Colombia , ,3
Harvard University|Universidad Nacional de Colombia|Universidad Nacional de Colombia|Brown University|Providence College|Harvard University
aims study determine sociodemographic dietary correlates household child food insecurity bogot colombia examine whether food insecurity risk factor underweight overweight population analyzed data 2359 families 2526 children 512 age completed crosssectional survey conducted 2006 survey representative low middleincome families children enrolled public primary school system bogot used 16item food insecurity scale modified united states household food security survey module assessed childrens dietary intake ffq measured height weight mothers anthropometry obtained selfreport estimated adjusted prevalence ratios 95 ci binomial regression models household food insecurity hunger child food insecurity positively associated maternal age parity single parent status inversely related mean household income number home assets animal protein snack food intake inversely related child food insecurity multivariate analyses foodinsecure children 3 times likely underweight foodsecure children 95 ci 16 54 p 00007 hunger household significantly associated maternal underweight food insecurity related child stunting child overweight maternal overweight prevalence food insecurity bogot high related poverty food insecurity necessarily predict overweight countries undergoing nutrition transition