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Neighborhood disadvantage, poor social conditions, and cardiovascular disease incidence among African American adults in the Jackson heart study

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  • Barber, S.
  • Hickson, D.A.
  • Wang, X.
  • Sims, M.
  • Nelson, C.
  • Diez-Roux, A.V.

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Objectives. To examine the impact of neighborhood conditions resulting from racial residential segregation on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in a socioeconomically diverse African American sample. Methods. The study included 4096 African American women (n = 2652) and men (n = 1444) aged 21 to 93 years from the Jackson Heart Study (Jackson, Mississippi; 2000-2011). We assessed neighborhood disadvantage with a composite measure of 8 indicators from the 2000 US Census. We assessed neighborhood-level social conditions, including social cohesion, violence, and disorder, with self-reported, validated scales. Results. Among African American women, each standard deviation increase in neighborhood disadvantage was associated with a 25% increased risk of CVD after covariate adjustment (hazard ratio = 1.25; 95% confidence interval = 1.05, 1.49). Risk also increased as levels of neighborhood violence and physical disorder increased after covariate adjustment. We observed no statistically significant associations among African American men in adjusted models. Conclusions. Worse neighborhood economic and social conditions may contribute to increased risk of CVD among African American women. Policies directly addressing these issues may alleviate the burden of CVD in this group.

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  • Barber, S. & Hickson, D.A. & Wang, X. & Sims, M. & Nelson, C. & Diez-Roux, A.V., 2016. "Neighborhood disadvantage, poor social conditions, and cardiovascular disease incidence among African American adults in the Jackson heart study," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 106(12), pages 2219-2226.
  • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2016.303471_6
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303471
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    1. Evah W. Odoi & Nicholas Nagle & Chris DuClos & Kristina W. Kintziger, 2019. "Disparities in Temporal and Geographic Patterns of Myocardial Infarction Hospitalization Risks in Florida," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(23), pages 1-25, November.
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    3. O'Brien, Daniel T. & Farrell, Chelsea & Welsh, Brandon C., 2019. "Broken (windows) theory: A meta-analysis of the evidence for the pathways from neighborhood disorder to resident health outcomes and behaviors," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 228(C), pages 272-292.
    4. Amy D. Thierry & Kyler Sherman-Wilkins & Marina Armendariz & Allison Sullivan & Heather R. Farmer, 2021. "Perceived Neighborhood Characteristics and Cognitive Functioning among Diverse Older Adults: An Intersectional Approach," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(5), pages 1-14, March.
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