Residential Structural Racism and Prevalence of Chronic Health Conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Studies elucidating determinants of residential neighborhood-level health inequities are needed.

Objective

To quantify associations of structural racism indicators with neighborhood prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD), diabetes, and hypertension.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used public data (2012-2018) and deidentified electronic health records (2017-2018) to describe the burden of structural racism and the prevalence of CKD, diabetes, and hypertension in 150 residential neighborhoods in Durham County, North Carolina, from US census block groups and quantified their associations using bayesian models accounting for spatial correlations and residents' age. Data were analyzed from January 2021 to May 2023.

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SUBMITTER: Mohottige D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10739116 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature