We assessed whether markers of acculturation (birthplace and number of US generations) and socioeconomic status (SES) are associated with markers of subclinical cardiovascular disease-carotid artery plaque, internal carotid intima-media thickness, and albuminuria-in 4 racial/ethnic groups. With data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (n=6716 participants aged 45-84 years) and race-specific binomial regression models, we computed… Continue reading Associations of Acculturation and Socioeconomic Status With Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
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Tracing intergenerational relations through reports of transfers of time and money: A comparative study of African-Americans, hispanics and whites
The purpose of this study was to describe any patterns of distinctive sociocultural adaptation in the form of exchanges of time and money between American households, and to determine whether any observed racial or ethnic differences remain after controlling for social background characteristics. Through processes of distinctive sociocultural adaptation, minority group members learn to survive… Continue reading Tracing intergenerational relations through reports of transfers of time and money: A comparative study of African-Americans, hispanics and whites
Associations of Psychosocial Factors With Heart Rate and Its Short-Term Variability: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
To examine the association of psychosocial factors with heart rate (HR) and its variability across multiple ethnic groups and by gender. Increased HR and reduced HR variability are markers of increased cardiovascular risk. Between 2000 and 2002, 6814 men and women (2624 Whites, 1895 African-Americans, 1492 Hispanics, and 803 Chinese) aged 45 to 84 years… Continue reading Associations of Psychosocial Factors With Heart Rate and Its Short-Term Variability: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Associations of Neighborhood Characteristics With the Location and Type of Food Stores
We investigated associations between local food environment and neighborhood racial/ethnic and socioeconomic composition. Poisson regression was used to examine the association of food stores and liquor stores with racial/ethnic composition and income in selected census tracts in North Carolina, Maryland, and New York. Predominantly minority and racially mixed neighborhoods had more than twice as many… Continue reading Associations of Neighborhood Characteristics With the Location and Type of Food Stores
Linguistic Minorities in a Health Survey
Survey interview languages not only determine who is eligible to participate in certain surveys but may also influence survey estimates. We examined potential biases arising from the exclusion of linguistic minorities using the 2003 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), a multilingual survey. Although 88.3 percent of the interviews were conducted in English, results show that… Continue reading Linguistic Minorities in a Health Survey
Double Jeopardy? The Interaction of Gender and Race on Earnings in the United States
There are sizeable earnings differentials by gender and race in the U.S. labor market, with women earning less than men and most racial/ethnic minority groups earning less than whites. It has been proposed in the previous literature that the effects of gender and race on earnings are additive, so that minority women suffer the full… Continue reading Double Jeopardy? The Interaction of Gender and Race on Earnings in the United States
Antidepressant Use in Black and White Populations in the United States
Objective: The study objective was to estimate the prevalence and correlates of antidepressant use by black and white Americans. Methods: Data from the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys (CPES) were analyzed to calculate nationally representative estimates of past-year antidepressant use by black and white Americans ages 18 years and older (N=9,723). Results: Among individuals with depressive… Continue reading Antidepressant Use in Black and White Populations in the United States