Association of Food Insecurity With Disease‐Related Complications and Healthcare Utilization for Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
The rates of food insecurity among sampled households of pediatric and young adult patients with SCD were much higher than national (13.4%) and local county rates (13%). Food insecurity was independently associated with more disease-related complications and higher healthcare utilization even after adjusting for age, sex, and sickle cell type. These results suggest food insecurity may be a modifiable contributor impacting morbidity in patients with SCD and should prompt further study into these relationships.
Authors
- Kristen Wroblewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9297-0394)
- Austin Wesevich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5202-1231)
- Wendy Darlington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0921-6134)
- Sharjeel Syed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9381-0456)
- Radhika Peddinti
- Andrew Palmer
- Gabrielle Lapping‐Carr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6185-1605)
Institutions
- Chicago Department of Public Health (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- Comer Children's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Blood & Cancer
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.32100
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Cancer Institute