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  • Sociodemographic Factors in Health

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  • Food insecurity is a significant public health concern in the United States.
  • Low birthweight (LBW) is associated with adverse infant health outcomes and disparities exist across racial groups.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between county-level food insecurity and LBW rates across the US.
  • To determine if this relationship differs between Black and White women.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the National Center for Health Statistics and National Vital Statistics System (2013-2019) for LBW.
  • Employed Feeding America's Map the Meal Gap project data (2013-2019) for food insecurity.
  • Conducted descriptive statistics and regression analyses across 3037 US counties.

Main Results:

  • Food insecurity significantly predicted county-level LBW, explaining 39.46% of the variance.
  • The association between food insecurity and LBW was observed for both Black and White women.
  • A slightly larger effect size for food insecurity on LBW was noted for Black women.

Conclusions:

  • Food insecurity is a significant predictor of LBW at the county level in the US.
  • The impact of food insecurity on LBW may be more pronounced for Black women.
  • County-level interventions aimed at improving access to healthy food are recommended to mitigate LBW.