Presentation Title
Food Insecurity In Vermont Households, Analysis of association with Tobacco Use, Alcohol Consumption and Physical Incactivity
Abstract
Objectives: To assess the relationship between chronic disease risk behaviors; tobacco usage, alcohol consumption, sedentary lifestyle, and food insecurity (FI) among Vermonters.
Methods: This cross-sectional study uses a sample (n= 1,378) from Vermont’s 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). The examined outcome is FI. The predictor measures were defined as at-risk tobacco use, alcohol consumption, and sedentary lifestyles.The following were established as covariates on the association between the dependent and independent variables: income, sex, age, race/ethnicity, and activity limitations.
Results: In the unadjusted binomial logistic regression (Table 2), tobacco users were 3.32 times more likely to be food insecure than non-tobacco users (CI 2.00-5.54). Those who do not exercise were 98% more likely to be food insecure than adults who did (CI 1.13-3.45). In the adjusted analysis, every-one alcohol beverage consumed, adults were 5% more likely to be food insecure (0.99-1.12).
Conclusions: Individuals that consume alcohol and tobacco, and do not exercise, are more likely to also be FI.
Primary Faculty Mentor Name
Hendrika Maltby
Status
Graduate
Student College
Graduate College
Second Student College
Larner College of Medicine
Program/Major
Public Health
Primary Research Category
Health Sciences
Secondary Research Category
Social Sciences
Tertiary Research Category
Vermont Studies
Food Insecurity In Vermont Households, Analysis of association with Tobacco Use, Alcohol Consumption and Physical Incactivity
Objectives: To assess the relationship between chronic disease risk behaviors; tobacco usage, alcohol consumption, sedentary lifestyle, and food insecurity (FI) among Vermonters.
Methods: This cross-sectional study uses a sample (n= 1,378) from Vermont’s 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). The examined outcome is FI. The predictor measures were defined as at-risk tobacco use, alcohol consumption, and sedentary lifestyles.The following were established as covariates on the association between the dependent and independent variables: income, sex, age, race/ethnicity, and activity limitations.
Results: In the unadjusted binomial logistic regression (Table 2), tobacco users were 3.32 times more likely to be food insecure than non-tobacco users (CI 2.00-5.54). Those who do not exercise were 98% more likely to be food insecure than adults who did (CI 1.13-3.45). In the adjusted analysis, every-one alcohol beverage consumed, adults were 5% more likely to be food insecure (0.99-1.12).
Conclusions: Individuals that consume alcohol and tobacco, and do not exercise, are more likely to also be FI.