Mixed
Non-Hispanic Black and Mexican-American women exhibit significantly lower cardiovascular health (CVH) scores compared to Non-Hispanic White women, with these disparities persisting unchanged from 1999 to 2012.
For Non-Hispanic Black and Mexican-American women, cardiovascular health scores remain significantly lower than those of Non-Hispanic White women. This gap has not closed between 1999 and 2012. Focus on the 7 key metrics: diet, physical activity, smoking, BMI, blood pressure, blood glucose, and cholesterol. Culturally competent prevention strategies are essential to address these persistent gaps.
Non-Hispanic black women had significantly lower mean CVH scores as compared with non-Hispanic white women at each survey cycle (difference=0.93; P=0.001 in 2011/2012) and Mexican-American women had significantly lower mean score as compared with non-Hispanic white women at almost all survey cycles (difference=0.71; P=0.02 in 2011/2012).
Why this rating
Large, nationally representative sample (n=11,285) using standardized NHANES data over 13 years, though it is observational.
Source
Trends in Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Cardiovascular Health Among US Adults From 1999–2012
Lindsay R. Pool et al. · Journal of the American Heart Association · 2017
DOI 10.1161/jaha.117.006027
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