Purpose of Review This review summarizes emerging evidence for the relationship between food insecurity and eating disorder (ED) pathology, outlines priorities for future research in this area, and comments on considerations for clinical and public health practice. Recent Findings Among adults, food insecurity is cross-sectionally associated with higher levels of overall ED pathology, binge eating, compensatory behaviors, binge-eating disorder, and bulimia nervosa. Evidence for similar relationships among adolescents has been less robust; however, compared to studies of adults, there have been substantially fewer studies conducted in adolescents to date. Summary Emerging evidence consistently indicates that food insecurity is cross-sectionally associated with bulimic-spectrum ED pathology among adults. Findings emphasize the need for ED research to include marginalized populations who have historically been overlooked in the ED field. Much more research is needed to better understand the relationship between food insecurity and ED pathology and to determine effective ways to intervene.
Objective Influenza is the most common vaccine-preventable disease in the United States; however, little is known about the burden of critical illness due to influenza virus infection. Our primary objective was to estimate the proportion of all critical illness hospitalizations that are attributable to seasonal influenza. Design Retrospective cohort study Setting Arizona, California, and Washington from January 2003 through March 2009 Patients All adults hospitalized with critical illness, defined by ICD-9-CM diagnosis and procedure codes for acute respiratory failure, severe sepsis, or in-hospital death Measurements We combined the complete hospitalization discharge databases for three US states, regional influenza virus surveillance, and state census data. Using negative binomial regression models, we estimated the incidence rates of adult influenza-associated critical illness hospitalizations and compared them to all-cause event rates. We also compared modeled outcomes to ICD-9-CM-coded influenza hospitalizations to assess potential under-recognition of severe influenza disease. Main Results During the study period, we estimated that 26,760 influenza-associated critical illness hospitalizations (95% CI: 14,541, 47,464) occurred. The population-based incidence estimate for influenza-associated critical illness was 12.0 per 100,000 person-years (95% CI: 6.6, 21.6), or 1.3% (95%CI:0.7%, 2.3%) of all critical illness hospitalizations. During the influenza season, 3.4% (95%CI:1.9%, 5.8%) of all critical illness hospitalizations were attributable to influenza. There were only 2,612 critical illness hospitalizations with ICD-9-CM-coded influenza diagnoses, suggesting influenza is either undiagnosed or under-coded in a substantial proportion of critical illness. Conclusions Extrapolating our data to the 2010 US population, we estimate about 28,000 adults are hospitalized for influenza-associated critical illness annually. Influenza in many of these critically ill patients may be undiagnosed. Critical care physicians should have a high index of suspicion for influenza in the ICU, particularly when influenza is known to be circulating in their communities.
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