Cross-sectional relations of race and poverty status to cardiovascular risk factors in the Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the Lifespan (HANDLS) study

Cross-sectional relations of race and poverty status to cardiovascular risk factors in the Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the Lifespan (HANDLS) study

Abstract Background Examine interactive relations of race and poverty status with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in a socioeconomically diverse sample of urban-dwelling African American (AA) and White adults. Methods Participants were 2,270 AAs and Whites (57 % AA; 57 % female; ages 30–64...

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Main Authors: Shari R. Waldstein, Danielle L. Beatty Moody, Jessica M. McNeely, Allyssa J. Allen, Mollie R. Sprung, Mauli T. Shah, Elias Al’Najjar, Michele K. Evans, Alan B. Zonderman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-03-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Race
Socioeconomic status
Poverty
Cardiovascular risk factors
Blood pressure
Lipids
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-2945-9

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