Food Insecurity and Cardiovascular Health in Pregnant Women: Results From the Food for Families Program, Chelsea, Massachusetts, 2013–2015
ORIGINAL RESEARCH — Volume 13 — November 3, 2016
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Figure 1 shows intensity maps of sociodemographic variables at the census tract level, with overlapping data on the number of food insecure patients residing in each census tract. Map shows Boston metropolitan area, with census tracts in which patients of the clinics reside noted to indicate how many patients from the clinic reside in the census tract. The map indicates areas if increased concentration of poverty, SNAP receipt, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and speaking a language other than English at home.
Figure 1. Intensity maps of sociodemographic variables at the census tract level with overlapping data on the number of food insecure women residing in each census tract, Boston metropolitan area, 2013–2015. Abbreviation: SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Figure 2 shows a declining trend in systolic blood pressure for women who were referred to and enrolled in the Food for Families program compared with those who were referred but did not enroll and those who were not referred.
Figure 2. Systolic blood pressure trends among women in the obstetric clinic of the Chelsea Health Clinic during the course of pregnancy based on propensity score–matched analyses, Chelsea, Massachusetts, 2013–2015. Abbreviation: FFF, Food For Families.
Figure 3 shows a declining trend in diastolic blood pressure for women who were referred to and enrolled in the Food for Families program compared with those who were referred but did not enroll and those who were not referred.
Figure 3. Diastolic blood pressure trends among women in the obstetric clinic of the Chelsea Health Clinic over the course of pregnancy based on propensity score-matched analyses, Chelsea, Massachusetts, 2013–2015. Abbreviation: FFF, Food For Families.
Figure 4 shows a similar trend in blood glucose levels that leveled out over time for all 3 groups: women who were referred to and enrolled in the Food for Families program, those who were referred but did not enroll, and those who were not referred.
Figure 4. Blood glucose trends among women in the obstetric clinic of the Chelsea Health Clinic during the course of pregnancy based on propensity score–matched analyses, Chelsea, Massachusetts, 2013–2015. Abbreviation: FFF, Food For Families.
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