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Joshua M Weinstein1, Anna R Kahkoska2, Seth A Berkowitz3
1Joshua M. Weinstein (jmwein@live.unc.edu), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Abstract:
Food insecurity is associated with poor clinical outcomes among adults with diabetes, but associations with nonclinical outcomes, such as missed work, have not been well characterized. Our objective was to assess the associations between food insecurity, health-related missed workdays, and overnight hospitalizations. We pooled National Health Interview Survey data from the period 2011-18 to analyze food insecurity among 13,116 US adults ages 18-65 who had diabetes. Experiencing food insecurity, compared with being food secure, was associated with increased odds of reporting any health-related missed workdays, more than twice the rate of health-related missed workdays, and increased odds of overnight hospitalization within the prior twelve months. There was no significant association between food insecurity and the number of nights spent hospitalized. These findings underscore the broad impacts of food insecurity on health and wellness for working-age adults with diabetes. When weighing the costs and benefits of proposed interventions to address food insecurity, policy makers should consider potential benefits related to productivity in addition to implications for health care use.
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