title: [Food insecurity is associated with obesity in adult women of Mexico].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the association of food insecurity (FI) and obesity in adults in Mexico.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional design. We included adults' data from the health and nutrition national survey 2012 (Ensanut 2012). Measures of weight and height were obtained and BMI was calculated. The level of household food insecurity was measured through the Latin American Scale of Food Security (ELCSA). Linear and logistic regression models were adjusted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  70.6% of the population had some level of food insecurity, 42.6% mild insecurity, 17.7% moderate insecurity and 10.3% severe insecurity. Adults with mild FI had higher probability of obesity (OR: 1.66; 95%CI 1.11-2.50). Women were slightly more likely to be obese (OR: 1.78; 95%CI 1.01-3.12).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mild FI is associated with obesity, particularly among women.
authors: Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors: Ma Del Carmen
authors: Mdel C
authors: Morales-Ruán
authors: Centro de Investigación en Matemáticas A.C., Aguascalientes, México.
authors: Ignacio
authors: I
authors: Méndez-Gómez Humarán
authors: Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors: Teresa
authors: T
authors: Shamah-Levy
authors: Dirección de Promoción de la Salud, Secretaria de Salud, México, Distrito Federal, México.
authors: Zaira
authors: Z
authors: Valderrama-Álvarez
authors: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canadá
authors: Hugo
authors: H
authors: Melgar-Quiñónez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005523:Food Supply / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011203:Poverty; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult