Is low-income Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation related to adiposity and metabolic risk factors?
Household SNAP participation was positively associated with BMI, waist circumference, and metabolic risk factors among low-income adults. These associations may be mediated by dietary intake and warrant further investigation.
Complicating the indices may not necessarily be of benefit when used for surveillance of population health inequalities. For public health practitioners and decision makers who need to make quick decisions in provisions of services and programs, a generic, well-established deprivation index such as INSPQI can serve well in a regional context.