美国老年人中粮食不安全,种族和种族以及认知功能
Haowei Wang1, Naglaa El-Abbadi2
1Department of Sociology and Aging Studies Institute, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, NY, United States.
The Journal of nutrition
|November 20, 2023
概括
粮食不安全与老年人的认知功能恶化和认知障碍增加有关. 种族和少数民族群体面临更高的风险,突出了粮食安全和认知健康方面的结构差异.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 营养科学 营养科学
背景情况:
- 认知障碍和痴呆症是老龄化人口的重大公共卫生问题.
- 饮食摄入量显著影响认知健康,粮食不安全构成风险.
- 粮食不安全和认知功能之间的关系是复杂的,受社会人口学因素的影响.
研究的目的:
- 研究美国老年人粮食不安全和认知功能之间的关联.
- 探索种族和种族如何影响粮食不安全和认知健康之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 对认知功能变化和认知障碍发生率的前性分析.
- 利用了来自健康和退休研究 (HRS) 和医疗保健和营养研究 (HCNS) 的数据 (N=6,638,50岁以上).
- 通过自我报告的调查和认知功能,通过认知状态的电话访谈来评估粮食不安全性.
主要成果:
- 17%的老年人报告了粮食不安全.
- 粮食不安全与随着时间的推移认知功能恶化相关 (B = -0.63,p < .001) 和认知障碍的几率增加 (OR=1.46,p < .001).
- 种族和少数民族群体 (非西班牙裔黑人,非西班牙裔其他,西班牙裔) 与非西班牙裔白人相比,认知障碍的几率明显更高.
结论:
- 粮食不安全是老年人认知能力下降和损伤的重要危险因素.
- 结构性种族和种族差异导致不平等的粮食安全和认知健康结果.
- 解决粮食不安全问题对于促进美国老龄化人口的认知健康至关重要.
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