Social Determinants of Cardiovascular Risk, Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease, and Cardiovascular Events.

ABSTRACT: Background Although there is research on the impact of social determinants of health (SDOHs) on cardiovascular health, most existing evidence is based on individual SDOH components. We evaluated the impact of cumulative SDOH burden on cardiovascular risk factors, subclinical atherosclerosis, and incident cardiovascular disease events. Methods and Results We included 6479 participants from the MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis). A weighted aggregate SDOH score representing the cumulative number of unfavorable SDOHs, identified from 14 components across 5 domains (economic stability, neighborhood and physical environment, community and social context, education, and health care system access) was calculated and divided into quartiles (quartile 4 being the least favorable). The impa

SUBMITTER: Acquah I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10111542 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature