Susan Laschinger, Jennifer Medves, Cheryl Pulling, Robert McGraw, Brett Waytuck, Margaret B Harrison, Kasey Gambeta
Effectiveness of simulation on health profession students' knowledge, skills, confidence and satisfaction
JBI library of systematic reviews
primary objective study examine association food security status metabolic syndrome mets using nationally representative dataset hypothesized food insecurity would associated increased odds mets crosssectional analysis data 20052006 20152016 national health nutrition examination survey data collection cycles food security measured using us food security survey module presence mets determined using national cholesterol education program adult treatment panel iii criteria association food insecurity mets examined using logistic regression models stratified sex adjusted poverty income ratio age race marital status educational attainment smoking status body mass index adjusting covariates men marginal odds ratio 164 95 confidence interval ci 122220 low odds ratio 133 95 ci 102173 food security higher odds mets men full food security however association lost among men low food security women low food security associated 161 times greater odds mets 95 ci 116225 results suggest food insecurity generally associated increased prevalence mets women necessarily men findings highlight need address rising food insecurity rates also highlighting need research fully elucidate role gender sex food insecurity chronic disease