ArticlePublic health nutrition2021
Food deserts and cardiovascular health among young adults.
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- Association Between Food Desert Residence and Ischemic Stroke Risk: A Population-Based Study.Neurology · 2025Article
- County Incarceration Rate and Stroke Death: A Cross-Sectional Study of the Influence of Physical Environment, Health Care Access, and Community Mental Distress.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Article
- Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice: Examining the Food Environments Surrounding South Carolina's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2025Article
- Social, Racial, and Economic Disparities Affecting Outcomes of Hypertensive Adolescents.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2025Article
- Identifying Nutritional Inequities of Patients with Cancer Residing in Food Deserts.Advances in radiation oncology · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study assesses the association between living in a food desert and cardiovascular health risk among young adults in the USA, as well as evaluates whether personal and area socioeconomic status moderates this relationship.
designA cross-sectional analysis was performed using data from Wave I (1993-1994) and Wave IV (2008) from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. Ordinary least squares regression models assessing the association between living in a food desert and cardiovascular health were performed. Mediation and moderation analyses assessed the degree to which this association was conditioned by area and personal socioeconomic status.
settingSample of respondents living in urban census tracts in the USA in 2008.
participantsYoung adults (n 8896) aged 24-34 years.
resultsNet of covariates living in a food desert had a statistically significant association with cardiovascular health risk (range 0-14) (β = 0·048, P < 0·01). This association was partially mediated by area and personal socioeconomic status. Further analyses demonstrate that the adverse association between living in a food desert and cardiovascular health is concentrated among low socioeconomic status respondents.
conclusionsThe findings from this study suggest a complex interplay between food deserts and economic conditions for the cardiovascular health of young adults. Developing interventions that aim to improve health behaviour among lower-income populations may yield benefits for preventing the development of cardiovascular health problems.
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