Racial/ethnic disparities in adolescent obesity in the U.S. are stark, and the causes of these disparities are largely unknown. We used a cumulative risk index (CRI) to examine the role of social risk in racial/ethnic disparities in obesity. Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health and multinomial logistic regression, we examined the role of… Continue reading Cumulative social risk and racial/ethnic disparities in obesity during the transition to adulthood
Keyword: European Continental Ancestry Group/statistics & Numerical Data
Racial/ethnic disparities in hypertension prevalence: reconsidering the role of chronic stress
OBJECTIVES: We investigated the association between anticipatory stress, also known as racism-related vigilance, and hypertension prevalence in Black, Hispanic, and White adults. METHODS: We used data from the Chicago Community Adult Health Study, a population-representative sample of adults (n = 3105) surveyed in 2001 to 2003, to regress hypertension prevalence on the interaction between race/ethnicity… Continue reading Racial/ethnic disparities in hypertension prevalence: reconsidering the role of chronic stress
A novel look at racial health disparities: the interaction between social disadvantage and environmental health
OBJECTIVES: We explored the notion that social disadvantage increases vulnerability to the health effects of environmental hazards. Specifically, we examined (1) whether race modifies the association between blood lead and blood pressure and (2) whether socioeconomic status (SES) plays a role in this modifying effect. METHODS: Using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2001-2008)… Continue reading A novel look at racial health disparities: the interaction between social disadvantage and environmental health