Vozoris and Tarasuk 2002	210,377	representative; general population	Canada	Cross-sectional	Functional health index, self report of doctor diagnosis of heart disease, diabetes, high BP, and food allergies	3 question instrument derived from HFSSM	People from FI households were significantly likelier to report having heart disease (OR 2.5, 95% CI 1.6 - 3.8), diabetes OR 1.8, 95% CI 1.2 - 2.6), or hypertension (OR 1.6, 95% CI 1.2 - 2.1), and greater odds of reporting poor health (OR 2.9, 95% CI 2.4 - 3.4), multiple chronic conditions (OR 2.8, 95% CI 2.3-3.4), and depression (OR 3.5, 95% CI 2.9 - 4.4).
Weigel et al. 2007	100	convenience; migrant farmworkers in USA	USA	Cross-sectional	self report of 16 health conditions, plus BP, lipid profile, blood glucose, BMI, and waist circumference	HFSSM	FI households were more likely to have at least one member affected by self-reported symptoms of deprimido (OR 6.0, 95% CI 1.28 - 27.6), nervios (OR 2.71, 95% CI 1.19 - 6.18), or physician-diagnosed learning disorders (p = 0.031). No physical measures of CD were associated with FI.
Weinreb et al. 2002	408	representative; homeless mothers and their children	USA	Cross-sectional	adapted version of the National Health Interview Survey, Child Health Supplement	adapted version of the Childhood Hunger Identification Project Measure	Children with moderate or severe hunger had more chronic illnesses after controlling for covariates (p = 0.05).