Department of Community Medicine and Health Care, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT 06030, USA.
J Nutr Educ Behav. 2013 Mar;45(2):159-64. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2012.07.001. Epub 2012 Dec 5.
Examine relationships between food security, diet quality, and body mass index (BMI) among food pantry users.
Convenience sample of 212 food pantry clients in Hartford, CT from June, 2010 to May, 2011. Main outcomes included food security (United States Department of Agriculture module), fruit and vegetable consumption (Block Screener), and BMI (stadiometer and digital medical scale). Chi-square tests, Spearman correlations, and logistic regression models were analyzed.
Over half of the sample (50.5%) had very low food security. Mean BMI was 29.5 kg/m(2). Age was positively associated with food security (P < .01). Food-secure participants were twice as likely to eat fruit, vegetables, and fiber as food-insecure participants (P = .04). Women were 4 times as likely to be obese as men (P < .01), yet food insecurity was not associated with obesity in this sample.
Ensuring the nutritional adequacy of donated food is an important consideration for food donors and pantry staff.
研究食品储藏室使用者的粮食安全状况、饮食质量与体重指数（BMI）之间的关系。
2010 年 6 月至 2011 年 5 月，对康涅狄格州哈特福德市的 212 名食品储藏室使用者进行了便利抽样。主要结果包括粮食安全（美国农业部模块）、水果和蔬菜摄入量（布洛克筛）和 BMI（身高计和数字医用秤）。采用卡方检验、斯皮尔曼相关分析和逻辑回归模型进行分析。
样本中超过一半（50.5%）的人粮食安全状况非常低。平均 BMI 为 29.5kg/m2。年龄与粮食安全呈正相关（P<0.01）。与粮食不安全的参与者相比，粮食有保障的参与者食用水果、蔬菜和纤维的可能性是其两倍（P=0.04）。女性肥胖的可能性是男性的 4 倍（P<0.01），但在本样本中，粮食不安全与肥胖无关。
确保捐赠食品的营养充足性是食品捐赠者和食品储藏室工作人员的一个重要考虑因素。
