ArticlePublic health2021
Food insecurity associated with higher COVID-19 infection in households with older adults.
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- Demographic Determinants of Food Insecurity in Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Assessing a Community Partnership Addressing Food Security Among Older Adults During COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Assessing Food Access, Exercise, and Dietary History among Older African American Parishioners During the COVID-19 Pandemic (C-FED Study): Design, Opportunities, Challenges, and Lessons Learned.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024Article
- A Cross-Sectional Study of Grocery Shopping Factors of Importance among Food-Insecure African Americans.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Food insecurity in urban American Indian and Alaska Native populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Death from COVID-19 in contexts of social deprivation in Mexico.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Food Insecurity in Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Research square · 2023Article
- Food insecurity gaps in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program based on disability status.Disability and health journal · 2023Article
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Access and Racial Disparities in Food Insecurity.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Food Insecurity and COVID-19 Infection: Findings From the 2020-2021 National Health Interview Survey.AJPM focus · 2023Article
- Diet Quality of Older African Americans: Impact of Knowledge and Perceived Threat of COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The association between chronic conditions, COVID-19 infection, and food insecurity among the older US adults: findings from the 2020-2021 National Health Interview Survey.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Financial hardship and change in emotional well-being before to during COVID-19 pandemic among middle-aged and older Americans: Moderating effects of internal coping resources.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2023Article
- The Multifaceted Relationship between the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Food System.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Nutrition Guidelines for Improved Clinical Care.The Medical clinics of North America · 2022Review
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- Association of Food Insecurity With Allostatic Load Among Older Adults in the US.JAMA network open · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesAs a well-documented social determinant of health, food insecurity may be associated with COVID-19 infection in households with older adults. We examined whether older adults were vulnerable to COVID-19 infection during the early pandemic if they were food insecure versus food secure. STUDY
designA cross-sectional study using a nationally representative population-based survey of US older adults.
methodsWe used a random subsample of Health and Retirement Study (HRS) drawn in June 2020 (N = 3212). We compared the odds of reporting COVID-19 infection in a household, COVID-19 infection and mortality among acquaintances, and respondent's perceived fair or poor health across household food insecurity status resulted from financial or non-financial barriers. Baseline health and socioeconomic circumstances were adjusted in the models.
resultsResults showed a higher COVID-19 infection rate among food-insecure households than among their food-secure counterparts during the pandemic. Food insecurity due to non-financial obstacles was associated with greater likelihood of COVID-19 infection both within respondents' households (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.73, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.03-2.90) and among their acquaintances (aOR = 1.32, 95% CI: 1.05-1.65). Food insecurity caused by both non-financial and financial constraints was associated with twice the likelihood of knowing someone who died from COVID-19 than their food-secure counterparts (aOR = 2.14, 95% CI: 1.27-3.61).
conclusionsFood insecurity driven by non-financial constraints played an important role in the ongoing pandemic among US older adults. Policies addressing COVID-19 need to recognize the vulnerability of food-insecure older adults beyond lack of monetary resources.
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