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Food Insecurity, Race and Ethnicity, and Cognitive Function Among United States Older Adults
Haowei Wang, Naglaa El-Abbadi. The Journal of nutrition, 2023-11-19
Topic: Health services, long-term care and technology
Results showed that 17% of United States older adults reported food insecurity in the 2013 HCNS. Compared with food secure older adults, those reporting food insecurity experienced worsened cognitive functioning over time (B = -0.63, p < .001), and they were more likely to have onset of cognitive impairment (OR= 1.46, p < .001) in the 6-y observation. Compared with non-Hispanic White older adults, being non-Hispanic Black, non-Hispanic Other, or Hispanic was associated with 2.96, 2.09, or 1.26 odds (p < .001) of cognitive impairment (2012-2018), respectively. Older adults of racial and ethnic minority groups also had higher risks of experiencing the double burden of cognitive impairment alongside food insecurity compared with non-Hispanic White older adults. Findings underscore racial and ethnic structural disparities in food security and cognitive health in the United States aging population.
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Wang, H., & El-Abbadi, N. (2024). Food Insecurity, Race and Ethnicity, and Cognitive Function Among United States Older Adults. The Journal of nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.11.015
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Wang H, El-Abbadi N. Food Insecurity, Race and Ethnicity, and Cognitive Function Among United States Older Adults. The Journal of nutrition. 2024. doi:10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.11.015. PMID: 37984739.
BibTeX
@article{wang2024-37984739,
author = {Wang, Haowei and El-Abbadi, Naglaa},
title = {{Food Insecurity, Race and Ethnicity, and Cognitive Function Among United States Older Adults}},
journal = {The Journal of nutrition},
year = {2024},
doi = {10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.11.015},
pmid = {37984739},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.11.015}
}
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Key findings
- Results showed that 17% of United States older adults reported food insecurity in the 2013 HCNS.
- Compared with food secure older adults, those reporting food insecurity experienced worsened cognitive functioning over time (B = -0.63, p < .001), and they were more likely to have onset of cognitive impairment (OR= 1.46, p < .001) in the 6-y observation.
- Compared with non-Hispanic White older adults, being non-Hispanic Black, non-Hispanic Other, or Hispanic was associated with 2.96, 2.09, or 1.26 odds (p < .001) of cognitive impairment (2012-2018), respectively.
- Older adults of racial and ethnic minority groups also had higher risks of experiencing the double burden of cognitive impairment alongside food insecurity compared with non-Hispanic White older adults.
- Findings underscore racial and ethnic structural disparities in food security and cognitive health in the United States aging population.
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Study details
- Participants6,638
- Effect sizeOR= 1.46; or 1.26
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 59/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record, multi-centre collaboration and free to read, so those were left out: it earned 33 of the 56 points we could judge it on, which is 59 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (The Journal of nutrition) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 4 / 5 | 2024 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 3 / 4 | 6,638 participants |
| Effect reported | 3 / 3 | Effect reported with a statistic (interval, p-value, ratio or similar) |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 37984739) |
| Free to read | — / 2 | Access not recorded — left out of this score |
| Points | 33 / 56 | Scored on 10 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 33 of the 56 points we could judge it on is 59 out of 100. |
| Total | 59 / 100 | — |
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