Location
LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Event Website
https://alliedhealth.lsuhsc.edu/admin/sahpresearchday.aspx
Document Type
Event
Start Date
8-4-2024 3:00 PM
End Date
8-4-2024 5:00 PM
Description
Introduction
Obesity is a prevalent health concern that affects 33% of the population. It is defined by a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30. Obesity has many underlying causes and one of the biggest risk factors is food insecurity. Food insecurity is defined as the household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food. This study evaluates the relationship between 4 levels of food insecurity and BMI.
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between food secuirity and BMI.
Methods
NHANES 2017-2018 surveys were used to obtain data on adult food security and BMI. The data was copied into excel and separated into four categories based on food security.A One Way Anova on the data to determine if there is a significant relationship between food security and BMI. Then a post hoc analyses utilizing Tukey’s honestly significant difference (HSD) to determine if there were significant difference between groups.
Results
Group differences were found to be significant (F (3, 7651) = 7.59, p < .001. Post hoc comparisons using the Tukey HSD test showed the mean score for Group 1 (M = 26.2, SD = 7.8) was significantly different from Group 3 (M = 27.22, SD = 8.4). Also, Group 1 (M = 26.2, SD = 7.8) was significantly different from Group 4 (M = 27.3, SD = 9.4).
Discussion
A significant difference was found between food security groups and BMI, confirmed by post hoc. .
Recommended Citation
Turner, Grace; Lawrence, Lloren; Tadros, Alexia; and Finell, Lance, "Body Mass Index as a Funtion of Food Security" (2024). School of Allied Health Professions Research Day. 37.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/ahrd/2024/2024/37
Included in
Body Mass Index as a Funtion of Food Security
LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Introduction
Obesity is a prevalent health concern that affects 33% of the population. It is defined by a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30. Obesity has many underlying causes and one of the biggest risk factors is food insecurity. Food insecurity is defined as the household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food. This study evaluates the relationship between 4 levels of food insecurity and BMI.
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between food secuirity and BMI.
Methods
NHANES 2017-2018 surveys were used to obtain data on adult food security and BMI. The data was copied into excel and separated into four categories based on food security.A One Way Anova on the data to determine if there is a significant relationship between food security and BMI. Then a post hoc analyses utilizing Tukey’s honestly significant difference (HSD) to determine if there were significant difference between groups.
Results
Group differences were found to be significant (F (3, 7651) = 7.59, p < .001. Post hoc comparisons using the Tukey HSD test showed the mean score for Group 1 (M = 26.2, SD = 7.8) was significantly different from Group 3 (M = 27.22, SD = 8.4). Also, Group 1 (M = 26.2, SD = 7.8) was significantly different from Group 4 (M = 27.3, SD = 9.4).
Discussion
A significant difference was found between food security groups and BMI, confirmed by post hoc. .
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/ahrd/2024/2024/37