Evaluation of Income and Food Insecurity as Risk Factors for Failure to Thrive: An Analysis of National Survey Data.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-20-2023
Abstract
Limited data exist regarding the relationship between socioeconomic risk factors and failure to thrive (FTT). Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from years 1999 to 2014, we sought to determine whether there was a higher prevalence of underweight ([WFA], weight-for-length [WFL], or body mass index-for-age [BFA]), and, therefore, likely a higher risk of FTT, in US childrenchildren, there were no significant differences in the prevalence of underweight by adjusted household income quintile, food security, household Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) status, or federal poverty income ratio. These findings do not support a link between low income or food security and underweight in children and, therefore, do not provide support for an association between low income or food security and FTT.
First Page
99228221150705
Last Page
99228221150705
ISSN
1938-2707
Published In/Presented At
Edwards, B., Schaefer, E. W., Murray-Kolb, L. E., & Daymont, C. (2023). Evaluation of Income and Food Insecurity as Risk Factors for Failure to Thrive: An Analysis of National Survey Data. Clinical pediatrics, 99228221150705. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00099228221150705
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
36661103
Department(s)
Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine Fellows and Residents, Fellows and Residents
Document Type
Article