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Household Food Insecurity Is Not Associated with BMI for Age or Weight for Height among Brazilian Children Aged 0–60 Months

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  • Gilberto Kac
  • Michael M Schlüssel
  • Rafael Pérez-Escamilla
  • Gustavo Velásquez-Melendez
  • Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva

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We examined the association between Household Food Insecurity (HFI), weight for height z-score (WHZ) and Body Mass Index for age z-score (BMI-Z) in a representative sample of children 0–60 months of age (n = 3,433) in five Brazilian geographical regions. Data were derived from the 2006–07 Brazilian Demographic and Health Survey. HFI was measured with the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale. Associations were estimated using multiple linear regression models (ß coefficients and 95% CI) taking into account the complex sampling design. Interaction terms between HFI and geographical region and HFI and child sex and child age were assessed. The weighted prevalence of any level of HFI was 48.6%. Severe food insecurity was more prevalent among children from the North region (16.8%), born from mothers with

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  • Gilberto Kac & Michael M Schlüssel & Rafael Pérez-Escamilla & Gustavo Velásquez-Melendez & Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva, 2012. "Household Food Insecurity Is Not Associated with BMI for Age or Weight for Height among Brazilian Children Aged 0–60 Months," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(9), pages 1-7, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0045747
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045747
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