Household food insecurity among child and adolescent athletics practitioners: A cross-sectional, descriptive, and exploratory study

•About 40% of children and adolescents engaged in athletics experience Household Food Insecurity (HFI).•Children and adolescents facing HFI exhibited worse squat jump test performance than their food-secure counterparts.•Sleep duration and quality, as well as dietary patterns, were comparable betwee...

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Published in:	Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Vol. 123; p. 112407
Main Authors:	Valente, Carolina Rubia Martins, Marques, Camila G., Nakamoto, Fernanda Patti, Salvalágio, Beatriz R., Lucin, Glaice Aparecida, Velido, Leticia Cristina Soares Barboza, dos Reis, Anderson S., Mendes, Gabriela L., Bergamo, Maria Eduarda, Okada, Daniele N., D´Angelo, Ricardo Antônio, de Lázari, Evandro C., dos Santos Quaresma, Marcus Vinicius L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-07-2024 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Adolescent Adolescents Athletic Performance Body composition Child Children Exercise Food Insecurity Food security Meals Nutrition Parameters Performance evaluation Physical training Sleep Social factors Socioeconomics Sports Teenagers Brazil Food Insecurity Nutrition Child Athletic Performance Adolescent
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Summary:	•About 40% of children and adolescents engaged in athletics experience Household Food Insecurity (HFI).•Children and adolescents facing HFI exhibited worse squat jump test performance than their food-secure counterparts.•Sleep duration and quality, as well as dietary patterns, were comparable between those in HFI and their food-secure counterparts.•HIF was associated with unfavorable socioeconomic conditions, male gender, and spinal deviation, indicated by a dimension in the sports readiness questionnaire. The aim of the study was to explore the prevalence of food insecurity among child and adolescent athletics practitioners and to investigate factors associated with exercise performance, dietary habits, body composition, sleep, and socioeconomic status based on food security status. This was a cross-sectional, descriptive, and exploratory study conducted in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, between June and July 2023. The convenience sample included children and adolescents (7–17 y old) of both sexes. We evaluated exercise performance, household food insecurity (HFI), dietary-related parameters, and other body composition, lifestyle, and social-related variables. Exercise performance was assessed using the counter movement jump (CMJ), squat jump (SJ), horizontal long jump (HLJ), 50-m sprint test (50-m ST) and throwing strength test (TST). The assessment of HFI was conducted using the food insecurity experience scale (FIES). Comparisons and associations were investigated based on food security status. The total sample size was comprised of 138 children (n = 42; 30.4%) and adolescents (n = 96; 69.6%). We found an association between food security status and sex (X2(138,1) = 4.42; P = 0.036). SJ was higher in the food security group than in the HFI group (t(117) = 2.112; P = 0.037; ES = 0.39). Sleep- and dietary-related factors did not differ between the groups. In summary, the prevalence of HFI among child and adolescent athletics participants was approximately 40%. Regarding exercise performance, SJ was better in the food security group than in the HFI group. Concerning dietary-related data, the HFI group had a lower number of meals per day than the food security group, and other dietary data did not differ between the groups. Body composition and sleep-related parameters were similar between the groups.
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ISSN:	0899-9007 1873-1244
DOI:	10.1016/j.nut.2024.112407