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ArticleNeurology2023

Association Between Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Use and Memory Decline: Findings From the Health and Retirement Study.

Peiyi Lu, Katrina Kezios, Jongseong Lee, Sebastian Calonico, Christopher Wimer, Adina Zeki Al Hazzouri

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Article in Neurology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Peiyi LuFrom the Departments of Epidemiology (P.L., K.K., A.Z.A.H.) and Health Policy and Management (S.C.), Mailman School of Public Health, School of Social Work (J.L., C.W.), and Center on Poverty and Social Policy (J.L., C.W.), Columbia University, New York, NY. az2567@cumc.columbia.edu.
Katrina KeziosFrom the Departments of Epidemiology (P.L., K.K., A.Z.A.H.) and Health Policy and Management (S.C.), Mailman School of Public Health, School of Social Work (J.L., C.W.), and Center on Poverty and Social Policy (J.L., C.W.), Columbia University, New York, NY.
Jongseong LeeFrom the Departments of Epidemiology (P.L., K.K., A.Z.A.H.) and Health Policy and Management (S.C.), Mailman School of Public Health, School of Social Work (J.L., C.W.), and Center on Poverty and Social Policy (J.L., C.W.), Columbia University, New York, NY.
Sebastian CalonicoFrom the Departments of Epidemiology (P.L., K.K., A.Z.A.H.) and Health Policy and Management (S.C.), Mailman School of Public Health, School of Social Work (J.L., C.W.), and Center on Poverty and Social Policy (J.L., C.W.), Columbia University, New York, NY.
Christopher WimerFrom the Departments of Epidemiology (P.L., K.K., A.Z.A.H.) and Health Policy and Management (S.C.), Mailman School of Public Health, School of Social Work (J.L., C.W.), and Center on Poverty and Social Policy (J.L., C.W.), Columbia University, New York, NY.
Adina Zeki Al HazzouriFrom the Departments of Epidemiology (P.L., K.K., A.Z.A.H.) and Health Policy and Management (S.C.), Mailman School of Public Health, School of Social Work (J.L., C.W.), and Center on Poverty and Social Policy (J.L., C.W.), Columbia University, New York, NY.
Center For Policy Research · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesStudies on the effect of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on the cognitive health of older adults are scarce. We sought to examine the associations between SNAP use and memory decline among SNAP-eligible US older adults.

methodsParticipants aged 50+ years and SNAP-eligible in 1996 from the Health and Retirement Study were included. Participants' SNAP eligibility was constructed using federal criteria. Participants also self-reported whether they used SNAP. Memory function was assessed biennially from 1996 through 2016 using a composite score. To account for preexisting differences in characteristics between SNAP users and nonusers, we modeled the probability of SNAP use using demographic and health covariates. Using linear mixed-effects models, we then modeled trajectories of memory function for SNAP users and nonusers using inverse probability (IP) weighting and propensity score (PS) matching techniques. In all models, we accounted for study attrition.

resultsOf the 3,555 SNAP-eligible participants, a total of 15.7% were SNAP users. At baseline, SNAP users had lower socioeconomic status and a greater number of chronic conditions than nonusers and were more likely to be lost to follow-up. Our multivariable IP-weighted models suggested that SNAP users had worse memory scores at baseline but slower rates of memory decline compared with nonusers (the annual decline rate is -0.038 standardized units [95% CI = -0.044 to -0.032] for users and -0.046 [95% CI = -0.049 to -0.043] for nonusers). Results were slightly stronger from the PS-matched sample (N = 1,014) (the annual decline rate was -0.046 units [95% CI = -0.050 to -0.042] for users and -0.060 units [95% CI = -0.064 to -0.056] for nonusers). Put in other words, our findings suggested that SNAP users had approximately 2 fewer years of cognitive aging over a 10-year period compared with nonusers. DISCUSSION: After accounting for preexisting differences between

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