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Household food insecurity is associated with health-related quality of life in rural type 2 diabetic patients

(2017) Household food insecurity is associated with health-related quality of life in rural type 2 diabetic patients. Archives of Iranian Medicine.

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Abstract

Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is associated with household food insecurity (HFI). However, the studies examining the relationship between HFI and HRQOL in patients with type 2 diabetes are scarce. Thus, this study was designed to examine the relationship between HFI and HRQOL in rural type 2 diabetic patients. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we included 1847 rural patients with type 2 diabetes in Neyshabur from April to July 2012. HRQOL and HFI were measured with 36-item HRQOL (SF-36) and 6-item version of Household Food Security questionnaires, respectively. HRQOL was divided into eight dimensions and two summary components. We categorized households as high food secure (HFS), low food secure (LFS), and very low food secure (VLFS). Multiple linear regression model was applied to assess the independent effect of food insecurity on HRQOL. Results: The mean age of participants was 59.65 ± 12.3 years (range: 30-97) with 69.8 women. The overall prevalence of HFI was 46.1, and the total mean score of HRQOL was 51.11. Multiple linear regression model showed that HFI was significantly associated with the total mean score of HRQOL and its eight dimensions. One-way ANOVA test also showed that HRQOL (in all dimensions) was significantly different between 3 groups of household food security status (HFS, LFS, and VLFS) (P < 0.05). Conclusions: The results of this study showed that HFI was associated with all dimensions of HRQOL and it is one of the strongest variables, in association with HRQOL among rural patients with type 2 diabetes. © 2009 by Academy of Medical Sciences of the I.R. Iran.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: adult; analysis of variance; Article; cross-sectional study; demography; education; female; food insecurity; health program; household; household food security questionnaire; household income; human; interview; major clinical study; male; mental health; middle aged; multiple linear regression analysis; non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; pain; prevalence; quality of life; questionnaire; reliability; Short Form 36; social interaction; tooth pulp; univariate analysis; validity
Page Range: pp. 350-355
Journal or Publication Title: Archives of Iranian Medicine
Volume: 20
Number: 6
Publisher: Academy of Medical Sciences of I.R. Iran
ISSN: 10292977
Depositing User: مهندس مهدی شریفی
URI: http://eprints.muk.ac.ir/id/eprint/245

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