Lack of food access and food consumption patterns of late midlife women in southeast Michigan.
Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: Food access is a key social determinant of health for older adults at high risk of chronic disease and physical disability. Methods: This cross-sectional analysis examined correlates of food access and the relationship between food access and food consumption characteristics in a sample of 316 late midlife women from Southeast Michigan in 2015-2016. Results: Lack of food access, defined as access to self-perceived adequate grocery shopping resources in one’s neighborhood, was reported by 20.9% of women. Women who reported lack of food access were less likely to report making meals at home (p=0.02) and had less frequent consumption of fresh fruits (p=0.04), fresh vegetables (p=0.001), and lean meats (p=0.048) as compared to those that did not report a lack of food access (p=0.04, p=0.001, p=0.048). Being African American (OR: 2.49; 95% CI: 1.20-5.17) and experiencing economic stress (OR: 2.86; 95% CI: 2.53-5.33) were major correlates of reporting lack of food access. Conclusion: Interventions to improve food access for midlife women may help address differences in chronic disease risk associated with diet quality among racial/ethnic groups and across socioeconomic status.
Source: PubMed
Institution: University of Michigan
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funders: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, University of Michigan, Rush University, National Institutes of Health, University of California, Los Angeles, National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Nursing Research, Office of Research on Women's Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Awards: G1090129799, G1104801629, Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) V: UCLA Site, Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) V: Chicago site, Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN): New Jersey, G212551621, G2137320162, G2507028199, G3185656352, G319424632, Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) V: Coordinating Center, G3654623655, Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) V: Central Laboratory, G4649022000, G5299499115, G5342059961, G5421556210, G5445786059, Functional Status and the Menopause Transition, G6665133860, G6802717753, Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN V): Michigan Site, G7005230341, STUDY OF WOMEN'S HEALTH ACROSS THE NATION (SWAN) V: UC DAVIS/KAISER, Population Research Infrastructure Support, G7907450062, G8012083396, Study of Women's Health Across the Nation(SWAN) V: Pittsburgh, G8772865444, G9000197320, Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center at the University of Michigan (UM Pepper Center), Study of Women's Health Across the Nation - V, G987093159
OpenAlex ID: W3009689348