title: Height differences and the associations between food insecurity, percentage body fat and BMI among men and women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present study examined the associations between adult food insecurity (FI) and percentage body fat (%BF) and BMI, stratified by height (HT).
  
  
  METHODS
  %BF, HT and BMI of 2117 men and 1909 women in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2002 were analysed in relation to adult food security status using multiple regression procedures.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with the fully food-secure, men's %BF, BMI and HT were lower as FI intensified. Marginal food security among women was associated with 1.3 cm shorter HT, P = 0.016. Marginal food security among women who were below median HT was associated with about 2.0 kg/m2 higher BMI, P = 0.042. %BF was not associated with FI among women.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  FI is associated with shorter HT and lower %BF and BMI in men. Women's HT should be considered in the reported associations between FI and higher BMI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Environmental Studies, 1150 S. Washington Street, 205 Wightman Hall, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859, USA. tayie1f@cmich.edu
authors.forename: Francis A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Tayie
authors.forename: Claire A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Zizza
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005260:Female; D005523:Food Supply; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult