SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AMONG BLACK AND WHITE WOMEN RESIDING IN STROKE BELT AND BUCKLE REGIONS OF THE SOUTH

ISHIB: 4/9/14

Objective: To assess the associations of social determinants on cardiovascular health among White and Black residing in Stroke Belt (urban) and Stroke Buckle (rural) regions of the South.
Design: A cross-sectional observational analy- sis based on a random digit-dial telephone survey of a representative sample of White and Black adults residing in urban and rural Georgia conducted from 2004–2005. Separate logistic regression analyses examined the effects of social determinants on cardiovascular health within and between White and Black women and within and between urban and rural residential location. The main outcome measure was poor cardiovascular health de- fined as $2 self-reported clinical cardiovascu- lar disease risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, elevated cholesterol, overweight or obese). Social determinants were defined as socioeco- nomic status (SES), general daily stress, racial discrimination, and stress due to exposure to racial discrimination. Significance was estab- lished as a two-tailed P,.05. Read More