Citation
Baxter, Samuel L. K.; Chung, Richard; Frerichs, Leah; Thorpe, Roland J.; Skinner, Asheley C.; & Weinberger, Morris (2021). Racial Residential Segregation and Race Differences in Ideal Cardiovascular Health among Young Men. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. vol. 18 (15) , PMCID: PMC8345482Abstract
Background: Race disparities in cardiovascular disease (CVD) related morbidity andmortality are evident among men. While previous studies show health in young adulthood and racial residential segregation (RRS) are important factors for CVD risk, these factors have not been widely studied in male populations. We sought to examine race differences in ideal cardiovascular
health (CVH) among young men (ages 24–34) and whether RRS influenced this association.
Methods:
We used cross sectional data from young men who participated in Wave IV (2008) of the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent to Adult Health (N = 5080). The dichotomous outcome, achieving ideal CVH, was defined as having ≥4 of the American Heart Association’s Life’s Simple 7 targets. Race (Black/White) and RRS (proportion of White residents in census tract) were the independent variables. Descriptive and multivariate analyses were conducted.
Results: Young Black men had lower odds of achieving ideal CVH (OR = 0.67, 95% CI = 0.49, 0.92) than young White men. However,
RRS did not have a significant effect on race differences in ideal CVH until the proportion of White residents was ≥55%.
Conclusions: Among young Black and White men, RRS is an important factor to consider when seeking to understand CVH and reduce future cardiovascular risk.
URL
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157755Keyword(s)
Cardiovascular healthReference Type
Journal ArticleJournal Title
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthAuthor(s)
Baxter, Samuel L. K.Chung, Richard
Frerichs, Leah
Thorpe, Roland J.
Skinner, Asheley C.
Weinberger, Morris