Jason M Nagata1, Kartika Palar2, Holly C Gooding3, Andrea K Garber4, Henry J Whittle5, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo6, Sheri D Weiser2. 1. Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Electronic address: jasonmnagata@gmail.com. 2. Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California. 3. Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. 4. Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California. 5. Centre for Psychiatry, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK. 6. Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to determine the association between food insecurity, mental health, and sleep outcomes among young adults. Young adulthood represents an important developmental period when educational and economic transitions may increase the risk for food insecurity; however, little is known about associations between food insecurity and health outcomes in this period. METHODS: Cross-sectional nationally representative data of U.S. young adults aged 24-32 years from Wave IV (2008) of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health were analyzed in 2018. Multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted with food insecurity as the independent variable and self-reported mental health (depression, anxiety, and suicidality) and sleep (trouble falling and staying asleep) outcomes as the dependent variables. RESULTS: Of the 14,786 young adults in the sample, 11% were food insecure. Food-insecure young adults had greater odds of mental health problems including a depression diagnosis (1.67, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.39-2.01), anxiety or panic disorder diagnosis (1.47, 95% CI 1.16-1.87), and suicidal ideation in the past 12 months (2.76, 95% CI 2.14-3.55). Food insecurity was also associated with poorer sleep outcomes including trouble falling (adjusted odds ratio 1.78, 95% CI 1.52-2.08) and staying (adjusted odds ratio 1.67, 95% CI 1.42-1.97) asleep. CONCLUSIONS: Food insecurity is associated with poorer mental and sleep health in young adulthood. Health care providers should screen for food insecurity in young adults and provide referrals when appropriate. Future research should test interventions to simultaneously combat food insecurity and mental health problems in young adulthood. Published by Elsevier Inc.
PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to determine the association between food insecurity, mental health, and sleep outcomes among young adults. Young adulthood represents an important developmental period when educational and economic transitions may increase the risk for food insecurity; however, little is known about associations between food insecurity and health outcomes in this period. METHODS: Cross-sectional nationally representative data of U.S. young adults aged 24-32 years from Wave IV (2008) of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health were analyzed in 2018. Multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted with food insecurity as the independent variable and self-reported mental health (depression, anxiety, and suicidality) and sleep (trouble falling and staying asleep) outcomes as the dependent variables. RESULTS: Of the 14,786 young adults in the sample, 11% were food insecure. Food-insecure young adults had greater odds of mental health problems including a depression diagnosis (1.67, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.39-2.01), anxiety or panic disorder diagnosis (1.47, 95% CI 1.16-1.87), and suicidal ideation in the past 12 months (2.76, 95% CI 2.14-3.55). Food insecurity was also associated with poorer sleep outcomes including trouble falling (adjusted odds ratio 1.78, 95% CI 1.52-2.08) and staying (adjusted odds ratio 1.67, 95% CI 1.42-1.97) asleep. CONCLUSIONS: Food insecurity is associated with poorer mental and sleep health in young adulthood. Health care providers should screen for food insecurity in young adults and provide referrals when appropriate. Future research should test interventions to simultaneously combat food insecurity and mental health problems in young adulthood. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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