Associations of Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity With All-Cause and Coronary Heart Disease Mortality Among Black Adults in the Jackson Heart Study
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.38361
Abstract: Key Points Question Is there an association of increasing number of cardiometabolic comorbidities (diabetes, stroke, and coronary heart disease [CHD]) with all-cause mortality and CHD mortality in a population of US Black adults? Findings In… read more here.
Keywords: black adults; coronary heart; cause; mortality ... See more keywords
Criminal Justice Contact, Stressors, and Obesity-Related Health Problems Among Black Adults in the USA
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DOI: 10.1007/s40615-017-0382-9
Abstract: Criminal justice contact—defined as lifetime arrest, parole, or incarceration, seems to exacerbate chronic conditions, and those who are most likely to have had contact with the criminal justice system, such as Black adults, often already… read more here.
Keywords: justice contact; justice; black adults; health ... See more keywords
Treatment Outcomes Among Black Adults Receiving Medication for Opioid Use Disorder
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DOI: 10.1007/s40615-021-01095-4
Abstract: Largely due to structural racism, Black people with substance use disorder have worse outcomes than their White counterparts. The opioid epidemic has amplified these racial disparities. Little is known about strengths that buffer against the… read more here.
Keywords: oud outcomes; use; treatment; opioid use ... See more keywords
Sociodemographic, neighborhood, psychosocial, and substance use correlates of cocaine use among Black adults: Findings from a pooled analysis of national data.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.08.042
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Cocaine use (CU) is serious a public health issue affecting U.S. adults, including Blacks. Cocaine-related overdose deaths have also trended upwards among this population. However, there remains a lack of research on correlates of… read more here.
Keywords: use; cocaine use; black adults; among black ... See more keywords
"We don't get a chance to prove who we really are": A qualitative inquiry of workplace prejudice and discrimination among Black adults with serious mental illness.
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DOI: 10.1037/prj0000527
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Studies focused on prejudice and discrimination have traditionally explored the impact of one kind of prejudicial experience (e.g., race, gender, criminal history) within a particular context and thus, there is weak base of understanding… read more here.
Keywords: black adults; prejudice discrimination; discriminatory experiences; prejudicial discriminatory ... See more keywords
State Minimum Wage Increases As a Potential Policy Lever to Reduce Black–White Disparities in Hypertension
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DOI: 10.1089/heq.2022.0192
Abstract: Introduction: Black adults are disproportionately burdened by hypertension. Income inequality is associated with elevated risk of hypertension. Minimum wage increases have been explored as a potential policy lever to address the disparate impact of hypertension… read more here.
Keywords: black adults; state; hypertension; wage increases ... See more keywords
Blood Pressure Control Among Non-Hispanic Black Adults Is Lower Than Non-Hispanic White Adults Despite Similar Treatment With Antihypertensive Medication: NHANES 2013–2018
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DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpac011
Abstract: BACKGROUND Controlled blood pressure can prevent or reduce adverse health outcomes. Social and structural determinants may contribute to the disparity that despite equivalent proportions on antihypertensive medication, non-Hispanic Black (Black) adults have lower blood pressure… read more here.
Keywords: black adults; white adults; control; blood pressure ... See more keywords
Rationale and Design of the Groceries for Black Residents of Boston to Stop Hypertension Among Adults Without Treated Hypertension (GoFresh) Trial.
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DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpad008
Abstract: BACKGROUND Poor diet quality significantly contributes to hypertension disparities affecting Black adults. While the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating pattern lowers blood pressure (BP), access to DASH-patterned groceries is a major barrier for… read more here.
Keywords: black adults; hypertension; trial; hypertension among ... See more keywords
Relationship of Blood Pressure and White Matter Hyperintensity Burden With Level of and Change in Cognition in Older Black Adults
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DOI: 10.1097/psy.0000000000001059
Abstract: ABSTRACT Objective Elevations in blood pressure (BP) and associated white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are chronic comorbid conditions among older Black adults. We investigated whether WMHs modify the association between late-life BP and cognition within older… read more here.
Keywords: black adults; cognition; episodic memory; pressure ... See more keywords
Abstract 05: Length of Time in the United States and Cardiometabolic Outcomes Among Foreign and US-Born Black Adults
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DOI: 10.1161/circ.147.suppl_1.05
Abstract: Introduction: Among immigrant populations in the United States (US), proxy measures of acculturation such as length of time (LOT) in the US are associated with poor cardiometabolic health. Nevertheless, limited evidence exists among Black immigrants,… read more here.
Keywords: black adults; health; length time; lot ... See more keywords
Differences in Comorbidities Explain Black–White Disparities in Outcomes After Femoropopliteal Endovascular Intervention
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DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.122.058998
Abstract: Background: Black adults have a higher incidence of peripheral artery disease and limb amputations than White adults in the United States. Given that peripheral endovascular intervention (PVI) is now the primary revascularization strategy for peripheral… read more here.
Keywords: black adults; white adults; disease; black white ... See more keywords