The Health and Nutritional Status of Children (10-18 years) Belonging to Food Insecure Households: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2012-2019).

Publisher: MDPI Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 101238455 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1660-4601 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 16604601 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Environ Res Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: Basel : MDPI, c2004-

Nutritional Status* ; Food*; Adolescent ; Male ; Humans ; Child ; Female ; Nutrition Surveys ; Energy Intake ; Republic of Korea/epidemiology

To research the health and nutritional status in Korean children and adolescents belonging to food insecure households (FI), the preregistered secondary data of 18 items from the Food Security Evaluation in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES; 2012-2019) were used. Comparative analyses (food security group [FS], ( n = 3150) vs. FI, ( n = 405) of household characteristics, health status (anthropometrics, clinics, mentality), and nutritional status (nutrient intake, diet-quality, and pattern) were performed in children (boys: 1871, girls: 1684) aged 10-18 years. The FI comprised higher proportions of participants from low-income families, basic livelihood-security recipients, and vulnerability (characteristics: female household heads, aged ≥50, single, unemployed, with low education and unmet healthcare needs). Compared to FS, boys had higher abdominal obesity and alcohol use, whereas girls had lower high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLc) and mental vulnerability (self-perceived obesity despite FS-similar anthropometry) in FI. Inadequate protein intake among boys and girls, and high carbohydrate and inadequate fat intake among girls were especially found in the FI status. From the results of a nutrition quality test, Vit-A in boys, and protein, niacin, and iron intakes in girls were insufficient, respectively. Health-nutritional policies to improve children's lifestyles should reinforce FI-based intake of deficient nutrients.

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Keywords: children and adolescents; clinics; food insecure household; food-secure household; lifestyles; nutrition

Date Created: 20230908 Date Completed: 20230911 Latest Revision: 20230912

20231215

PMC10487755

10.3390/ijerph20176695

37681835