Food Insecurity and COVID-19 Diagnosis: Findings from a National United States Sample

Searles, Madison; Wong, Roger

doi:10.1080/19320248.2022.2128961

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“…Our models were not able to adjust for employment; however, prior research using a large national US sample found that individuals who were employed had significantly (three times) higher odds of COVID-19. 13 By contrast, Hispanic older adults with dementia may have had increased odds of COVID-19 because they had the lowest income and highest prevalence of ADL limitations compared with both older White and Black adults in our sample. 14 In fact, a recent study indicated that relative to White older adults, although the odds of COVID-19 were higher for Asian (aOR = 1.68, P = 0.61) and Black (aOR = 1.13, P = 0.73) respondents, they were significantly higher for only Hispanic (aOR = 2.71, P < 0.01) respondents in the NHATS COVID-19 sample.…”

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Interaction effect of race-ethnicity and dementia on COVID-19 diagnosis among a national US older adult sample

Wong,

Grullon

2024

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Older racial and ethnic minorities and older adults with dementia have an elevated COVID-19 risk, warranting research into the intersection between these two high-risk groups. We examined whether race-ethnicity moderates the association between dementia and COVID-19 diagnosis. Data were retrieved for 3189 respondents from a nationally representative prospective cohort sample of US older adults aged 65+ years. We analysed the effects of the interaction between race-ethnicity and dementia on COVID-19 diagnosis, after adjusting for sociodemographic factors, health and COVID-19 mitigation behaviours. The odds of COVID-19 diagnosis were significantly lower for Black older adults with dementia (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 0.07, 95% CI = 0.01–0.78, P = 0.03). In addition, dementia increased the odds of COVID-19 diagnosis among Hispanic older adults (aOR = 1.59, 95% CI = 0.12–21.29, P = 0.72), although this increase was not statistically significant. The interaction between race-ethnicity and dementia should be considered when assessing COVID-19 risk among older adults. Future research is needed to examine pathways through which dementia may interact with race and ethnicity to influence COVID-19 risk.

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Interaction effect of race-ethnicity and dementia on COVID-19 diagnosis among a national US older adult sample

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Grullon

2024

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A novel approach to assessing food insecurity for small geographic areas using household living budgets

Montalvo,

Lancaster,

Salvo

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The USDA Economic Research Service has monitored food insecurity at national and state levels since 1995 using the Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement. But if a food insecurity measure is to inform action and target interventions, it must be constructed for smaller geographic levels that consider geographic price differences. This article constructs a novel measure of food insecurity using an alternative approach based on financial needs of households, known as the household living budget (HLB). The HLB is defined as the income required to satisfy a household's essential needs, enabling it to maintain a modest yet sufficient standard of living while covering federal and state income taxes. The HLB is constructed at the census tract level and incorporates three key determinants of food insecurity: household size and composition, household income, and food costs. We demonstrate how the HLB along with publicly available data can be used to construct a food insecurity measure using a residual income approach to assess if households are able to afford paying for food expenditures and assess the qualification thresholds of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Food insecurity estimates are obtained for households in Washington, D.C. and benchmarked to regional results provided by a survey sponsored by the Capital Area Foodbank.

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Food Insecurity and COVID-19 Diagnosis: Findings from a National United States Sample

Cited by 2 publications

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Interaction effect of race-ethnicity and dementia on COVID-19 diagnosis among a national US older adult sample

Interaction effect of race-ethnicity and dementia on COVID-19 diagnosis among a national US older adult sample

A novel approach to assessing food insecurity for small geographic areas using household living budgets

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