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ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2026

The Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Low Birthweight Across US Counties and Related Racial Disparities.

Marissa A Beldon, Shondra L Clay, M Courtney Hughes, Kathryn Mazurek

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Marissa A BeldonNCWIT, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA. Marissa.Beldon@Colorado.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-9680-0226
Shondra L ClaySchool of Interdisciplinary Health Professions, College of Health and Human Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8607-9463
M Courtney HughesSchool of Health Studies, College of Health and Human Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8699-5701
Kathryn MazurekSchool of Interdisciplinary Health Professions, College of Health and Human Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8350-1753

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objectiveTo explore the relationship between low birthweight (LBW) and food insecurity across US counties and determine whether this relationship differs between Black and White women.

methodsLBW data was derived from the 2013-2019 National Center for Health Statistics and National Vital Statistics System Birth Files. Food insecurity data was derived from Feeding America's 2013-2019 Map the Meal Gap project. Analyses included descriptive statistics and regression models.

resultsData were available for 3037 US counties. Food insecurity significantly predicted county-level LBW (t(3035) = 44.48, P < .001) and explained 39.46% of the variance in LBW (F(13,035) = 1978.03, P < .001, R = .63). Food insecurity predicted LBW for both Black (t(1418) = 17.39, P < .001) and White women (t(1918) = 18.26, P < .001) and had a slightly larger effect size for Black women with fitted line plots also supporting a stronger relationship for Black women.

conclusionsFood insecurity predicts LBW in US counties, and the relationship may be stronger for Black women. Increasing access to healthy food should be considered when planning county-level efforts for improving LBW.

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Black or African AmericanFood InsecurityHealth Status DisparitiesInfant, Low Birth WeightWhiteAdultFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornUnited StatesYoung AdultFood insecurityLBWRacial disparities

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