Erratum, Vol. 13, November 3, 2016

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In the article “Food Insecurity and Cardiovascular Health in Pregnant Women: Results From the Food for Families Program, Chelsea, Massachusetts, 2013–2015,” Figure 4 was inadvertently mislabeled and was replaced with a corrected figure on November 9, 2016. The corrected article appears at http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2016/16_0212.htm. We apologize for any confusion this error may have caused.

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Food Insecurity and Cardiovascular Health in Pregnant Women: Results From the Food for Families Program, Chelsea, Massachusetts, 2013–2015

Mary Morales, Michael Epstein, Danelle E. Marable … (2016)

Background Food insecurity, uncertainty about the ability to acquire adequate food, is associated with cardiometabolic disease in pregnant women. Whether food insecurity interventions improve cardiometabolic health is unknown. Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of women who visited the obstetrics clinic in a community health center from 2013 through 2015. Patients could be referred to the Food for Families (Food for Families) program, which connects food insecure women to food resources. We hypothesized that participation in Food for Families would be associated with better blood pressure and blood glucose trends during pregnancy. We used a propensity score–matched design to reduce bias from differential entry into Food for Families. Results Eleven percent of women who visited the obstetrics clinic were referred to Food for Families. In propensity score–matched analyses, we found no difference in baseline systolic blood pressure (SBP) between those who were referred and enrolled in Food for Families (113.5 mm Hg), those who were referred and did not enroll in Food for Families (113.9 mm Hg), and those who were not referred to Food for Families (114 mm Hg) (P = .79). However, during pregnancy, women who were referred to and enrolled in Food for Families had a better SBP trend (0.2015 mm Hg/wk lower, P = .006). SBP trends did not differ between women who were referred and did not enroll in Food for Families and those who were not referred. We observed no differences in blood glucose trends between groups (P = .40). Conclusions Food for Families participation was associated with better blood pressure trends in pregnant women but no differences in blood glucose trends. Food insecurity reduction programs may improve cardiovascular health for vulnerable pregnant women, and this topic deserves further study incorporating randomized program entry.

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Prev Chronic Dis

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Prev Chronic Dis

Journal ID (publisher-id): PCD

Title: Preventing Chronic Disease

Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

ISSN (Electronic): 1545-1151

Publication date Collection: 2016

Publication date (Electronic): 23 November 2016

Volume: 13

Electronic Location Identifier: E158

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Publisher ID: 16_0212e

DOI: 10.5888/pcd13.160212e

PMC ID: 5127173

PubMed ID: 27880634

SO-VID: 5159552a-ba3b-4089-a762-3617d74504ea

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