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Neighborhood Food Access and Birth Outcomes in South Carolina

verfasst von: Xiaoguang Ma, Jihong Liu, James W. Hardin, Guang Zhao, Angela D. Liese

Erschienen in: Maternal and Child Health Journal | Ausgabe 1/2016

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Abstract

Objectives

Evidence of the association between food environment and birth outcomes is limited. This study aimed to examine the association between individual-level food access measures and birth outcomes.

Methods

All birth certificates (N = 15,786) from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2009 in eight counties in South Carolina were included. Access to food was evaluated by the distance to the nearest food store and the number of each type of store within a 1-mile (1.6-km) radius from the women’s homes. Birth outcomes included birth weight, low birth weight, gestational age, and preterm birth (PTB).

Results

A further distance to the nearest convenience store was associated with higher birth weight and gestational age. Birth weight in areas with two or more convenience stores within a 1-mile (1.6-km) buffer was less [two stores: β = −46.2, 95 % confidence interval (CI) −76.5, −15.9; three or more stores: β = −48.6, 95 % CI −78.8, −18.5], and gestational age was shorter in areas with one or two convenience stores (one store: β = −0.11, 95 % CI −0.21, −0.00; two or more stores: β = −0.13, 95 % CI −0.25, 0.00) than in areas without convenience stores in the neighborhood. Having three or more convenience stores in the neighborhood was associated with increased risk of PTB compared with no convenience stores. Accessibility and availability of supermarkets and grocery stores were not associated with any birth outcomes.

Conclusions for Practice

This analysis suggests that access to unhealthy foods is associated with adverse birth outcomes. Future investigations with more comprehensive measures of food environment are warranted.

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Titel: Neighborhood Food Access and Birth Outcomes in South Carolina
verfasst von: Xiaoguang Ma
Jihong Liu
James W. Hardin
Guang Zhao
Angela D. Liese
Publikationsdatum: 01.01.2016
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Maternal and Child Health Journal / Ausgabe 1/2016
Print ISSN: 1092-7875
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-6628
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-015-1818-7

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Abstract

Objectives

Methods

Results

Conclusions for Practice

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