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Samaneh Azizi, Haleh Sadrzadehyeganeh, Seid Mostafa Hosseini, Milad Daneshimaskooni,
Volume 13, Issue 2 (1-2014)
Abstract
Background: Food insecurity refers to the inability to afford enough food for an active, healthy life.
The metabolic syndrome, otherwise known as syndrome X or the insulin resistance syndrome, is a
collection of cardiovascular risk factors including hypertriglyceridemia, lowered HDL-cholesterol,
glucose intolerance, abdominal obesity and hypertension. Recent studies indicate widespread
prevalence of food insecurity and metabolic syndrome in various regions of Iran. No studies have been
conducted so far to investigate the relationship between food insecurity and the metabolic syndrome in
Iran. This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between food insecurity and metabolic
syndrome in women.
Methods: In this study, 130 women 30 to 60 years old with metabolic syndrome as cases and 130
women without metabolic syndrome as controls referred to clinics affiliated to Shiraz University of
Medical Sciences were selected. The USDA household food security questionnaire was used to assess
food insecurity status. The metabolic syndrome was defined according to the criteria of the Adult
Treatment Pane l II (ATP III).
Results: The prevalence of food insecurity was 69.2% in cases and 45.4% in controls (P< 0.001).
After multiple logistic regression and removal of potential confounders, food insecurity was
significantly associated with metabolic syndrome (OR3.2&CI 95%: 1.9-5.6)(P<0.05).
Conclusion: Given that food insecurity is an important risk factors for metabolic syndrome, Planners
should reduce food insecurity in society, especially women through measures to improve the economic
situation and dietary patterns of households.
Elham Narmaki, Farideh Shirasb, Mostafa Qorbani, Gity Sotoudeh,
Volume 16, Issue 2 (1-2017)
Abstract
Background: Household food insecurity is defined as limited or uncertain access to nutritionally adequate and safe food or limited ability to obtain foods in socially acceptable ways. The association between food security and obesity had been investigated before but so far, its association with body composition has not been investigated. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between Food security with anthropometric measurements, body composition and blood pressure in women attending the sport clubs of municipality in west of Tehran.
Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted in 397 randomly selected healthy women from 14 sport clubs dependent to mayoralty in North West, South West and West of Tehran. To determine the food security, USDA food insecurity (18-item scale) was used. Weight, height, waist circumference (WC), systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP, DBP) were measured according to standard protocols Body composition was measured using body impedance analyzer (BIA). Socio-demographic and socioeconomic status were recorded. Data analysis included chi-square test, ANOVA test and multivariate analyses of variance.
Results: The prevalence of food insecurity in subjects was 54.4% that 45.3% were food insecure without hunger, and 9.1% were food insecure with moderate and severe hunger. Compared to food secure households, people with food insecurity significantly had more general obesity (Body Mass Index > 30kg/m2) and central obesity (Waist > 80 cm) (P-value < 0.0001).Also, most people with high blood pressure were in food insecure group and the association between blood pressure and food security was significant (P-value < 0.0001). Body composition and systolic and diastolic blood pressure of women were significantly greater in the group with food insecurity than food security group (P-value < 0.0001).
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that food insecurity was significantly associated with obesity, fat mass, visceral fat mass and blood pressure.
