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ArticleThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2024

Associations between food insecurity and Sleep Duration, Quality, and Disturbance among older adults from six low- and middle-income countries.

Pishva Arzhang, Narges Sadeghi, Fatemeh Ahmadi Harchegani, Mahsa Rezaei, Moslem Ghaderi, Mir Saeed Yekaninejad, Cindy W Leung, Leila Azadbakht

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Pishva ArzhangQods Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Narges SadeghiNutrition and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Fatemeh Ahmadi HarcheganiDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahsa RezaeiDepartment of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Moslem GhaderiSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Mir Saeed YekaninejadDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: yekaninejad@yahoo.com.
Cindy W LeungDepartment of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Leila AzadbakhtDepartment of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, PO Box: 1416643931, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: Azadbakhtleila@gmail.com.

Funding

Towards improving the measurement of health and disability trends, the compressioR01AG034479 · NIA · WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION · PI CHATTERJI, SOMNATH · 2010 to 2014
$5.3M
Harmonizing health outcomes and determinants across longitudinal studies on agingR21AG034263 · NIA · WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION · PI CHATTERJI, SOMNATH, KOWAL, PAUL R. · 2011 to 2012
$255k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG034479NIA NIH HHS R21 AG034263
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesAlthough food insecurity has been associated with poor sleep outcomes in young and middle-aged adults, few studies have examined this relationship in older adults. This study aimed to examine the relationship between food insecurity and sleep duration, quality, and disturbance among older adults in six low-income countries (LMICs). DESIGN AND

settingWe analyzed nationally representative cross-sectional data from 33,460 adults (≥50 years) from the Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE). MEASUREMENTS: Food insecurity (FI) was assessed using two questions regarding the frequency of eating less and hunger caused by a lack of food. Sleep outcomes included self-reported sleep duration, sleep quality, and sleep disturbances (difficulty falling asleep, frequent sleep interruptions, and early awakening) assessed based on self-reports over two nights. Multivariable logistic regression was used to assess country-specific relationships between food insecurity and sleep outcomes, and random-effects models were used to estimate pooled associations.

resultsThe prevalence of FI among older adults in the overall population was 16.2%. In pooled analyses, FI was significantly associated with long sleep duration ≥ 9 h (OR=1.58, 95% CI: 1.30 to 1.93; P=0.001). There were also significant pooled associations between FI and poor sleep quality (OR=1.34, 95% CI: 1.14 to 1.56; P < 0.001) and sleep disturbances (OR=1.44, 95% CI: 1.08 to 1.91; P = 0.014).

conclusionsIn conclusion, the current study found that FI is adversely associated with sleep duration, quality and disturbances in older adults, with some heterogeneity by country. The findings suggest food policies and intervention programs are needed for vulnerable households.

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Sleep DurationSleep Wake DisordersAgedCross-Sectional StudiesDeveloping CountriesFood InsecurityHumansMiddle AgedSleepFood insecurityLow‐ and middle‐income countriesSleep disturbanceSleep durationSleep quality

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