ArticleJournal of research in health sciences2017
The Relationship between Food Insecurity and Esophageal and Gastric Cancers: A Case-Control Study.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Focusing attention on the important association between food insecurity and psychological distress: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Ultra-processed Foods and Gastrointestinal Cancer: Epidemiologic Evidence, Mechanistic Pathways, and Clinical Implications.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2026Review
- Food and Nutrition Insecurity in Cancer Survivorship: A Global Scoping Review.Cancer medicine · 2026Article
- Household Food Insecurity and Associated Factors among Iranian Patients with Esophageal and Gastric Cancers.Middle East journal of digestive diseases · 2023Article
- Food Insecurity in Digestive Diseases.Gastroenterology · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of mobile produce markets in increasing access and affordability of fruits and vegetables among low-income seniors.Public health nutrition · 2020Article
- Epidemiologic Study of Gastric Cancer in Iran: A Systematic Review.Clinical and experimental gastroenterology · 2020Review
- Food insecurity is an important risk factor for type 2 diabetes: a case-control study of new referrals to the University clinics, Shiraz, Southern Iran.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Food Insecurity and Primary School Girl Students' Intelligence Quotients: A Case-Control Study.Journal of research in health sciences · 2018Article
- Questionnaire-based Prevalence of Food Insecurity in Iran: A Review Article.Iranian journal of public health · 2017Review
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Abstract
backgroundFood insecurity is defined as the limited or uncertain availability of enough food for permanent active and healthy life. Upper gastrointestinal (GI) cancers (esophagus and stomach) are one of five most common cancers in Iran. This study aimed to determine the association of food insecurity and upper GI cancers in newly diagnosed patients. STUDY
designCase-control study.
methodsOverall, 120 patients with upper GI cancers as cases and 120 patients with orthopedic, ear-nose-throat (ENT), and neurologic diseases as controls were recruited from Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran, Iran in 2013. The patients were newly diagnosed using endoscopy or imaging or biopsy methods. They were individually matched for age, sex, and residential area. The general and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) household food security questionnaires were completed. The univariate and multivariate conditional logistic regression tests were applied using the Stata 11SE statistical software.
resultsThe food insecurity prevalence was 69.2% and 43.3% in cases and controls, respectively. Food insecurity, low economic level and family history of cancer were significantly associated with cancer (P<0.05).
conclusionsFood insecurity was one of the important risk factors for upper GI cancers that health care providers should consider it.
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