Can lifestyle factors explain racial and ethnic inequalities in all-cause mortality among US adults?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Racial and ethnic inequalities in all-cause mortality exist, and individual-level lifestyle factors have been proposed to contribute to these inequalities. In this study, we evaluate the extent to which the association between race and ethnicity and all-cause mortality can be explained by differences in the exposure and vulnerability to harmful effects of different lifestyle factors.

Methods

The 1997-2014 cross-sectional, annual US National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) linked to the 2015 National Death Index was used. NHIS reported on race and ethnicity (non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, and Hispanic/Latinx), lifestyle factors (alcohol use, smoking, body mass index, physical activity), and covariates (sex, age, education, marital status, survey year). Caus

SUBMITTER: Puka K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10464312 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature