ArticlePublic health nutrition2023
Prevalence and associations between food insecurity and overweight/obesity among native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adolescents.
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- Integration of the PortionSize Ed App into SNAP-Ed for Improving Diet Quality Among Adolescents in Hawaii: A Randomized Pilot Study.Nutrients · 2025Trial
- Food Insecurity and Adolescent Obesity in the United States: A Social Ecological Analysis of Multi-Level Risk Factors and Structural Inequities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Food Insecurity and Chronic Disease Among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders on the Continent During COVID-19.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Socioeconomic Status, Lifestyle, and DNA Methylation Age Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Adults: NIMHD Social Epigenomics Program.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- The social drivers of health for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander youth in the United States.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study estimates the prevalence of, and associations between, family food insecurity and overweight/obesity among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) adolescents and explores socio-demographic factors which might have a moderation effect on the association.
designCross-sectional study using 2014 NHPI-National Health Interview Survey data reported by a parent or guardian. Family-level food security was assessed by the US Department of Agriculture 10-item questionnaire. BMI for age and sex ≥ 85th and 95th percentiles defined overweight and obesity, respectively, according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria.
settingThe USA, including all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
participants383 NHPI adolescents aged 12-17 in the USA.
resultsA third (33·5 %) of NHPI adolescents aged 12-17 were overweight (19·1 %) or obese (14·4 %); 8·1 % had low food security; and 8·5 % had very low food security. Mean family food security score was 1·06, which corresponds to marginal food security. We found no association between family food insecurity and adolescent overweight/obesity or between any other covariates and overweight/obesity, except for family Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation. Odds of being overweight/obese were 77 % lower for adolescents in families participating in SNAP (OR: 0·23, 95 % CI: 0·08, 0·64,
conclusionsThe association between SNAP participation and lower odds of overweight/obesity suggests potential benefit of research to determine whether interventions to increase SNAP enrollment would improve NHPI adolescents' health outcomes.
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