Prevalence and Predictors of Food Insecurity among Older People in Canada

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ID15480353
AutoresJanette Leroux (0000-0002-8612-1342, Queen's University, autor de correspondencia), Kathryn Morrison (Queen's University), Mark W Rosenberg (Queen's University), Mark Rosenberg (Queen's University)
Año2018
Volumen15
Número11
Páginas2511-2511
Fecha de publicación2018-11-09
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph15112511
PMID30423975
OpenAlexW2900420141
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas14
Referencias citadas51

Background : Food insecurity research has been mainly examined among young people. The root causes of food insecurity are closely linked to poverty, and social policies and income supplements, including public and private pensions, have been shown to sharply curb food insecurity into later life. However, social, economic, and political trends that are closely connected to social and health inequalities threaten to undermine the conditions that have limited food insecurity among older people until now. Exploring the prevalence and predictors of food insecurity among older people across Canada has important implications for domestic policies concerning health, healthcare, and social welfare. Methods : Data come from the Canadian Community Health Survey 2012 Annual Component ( n = 14,890). Descriptive statistics and a generalized linear model approach were used to determine prevalence and estimate the associations between food insecurity-as measured by the Household Food Security Survey Module-and social, demographic, geographic, and economic factors. Results: Approximately 2.4% of older Canadians are estimated to be moderately or severely food insecure. Income was by far the strongest predictor of food insecurity (total household income $60,000, OR: 46.146, 95% CI: 12.523−170.041, p p p p Conclusion : Disaggregating overall prevalence of food insecurity among older people demonstrates how disparities exist among sub-groups of older people. The seemingly negligible existence of food insecurity among older people has obscured the importance, practicality, and timeliness of including this age group in research on food insecurity. The current research underscores the critical importance of an income floor in preventing food insecurity among older people, and contributes a Canadian profile of the prevalence and predictors of food insecurity among older people to the broader international literature

Environmental health · Food insecurity · Food security · Geography · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Gerontology