Race, Social Determinants of Health, and Comorbidity Patterns Among Participants with Heart Failure in the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Among individuals with heart failure (HF), racial differences in comorbidities may be mediated by social determinants of health (SDOH).

Methods

Black and White US community-dwelling participants in the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study aged ≥ 45 years with an adjudicated HF hospitalization between 2003 and 2017 were included in this cross-sectional analysis. We assessed whether higher prevalence of comorbidities in Black participants compared to White participants were mediated by SDOH in socioeconomic, environment/housing, social support, and healthcare access domains, using the inverse odds weighting method.

Results

Black (n = 240) compared to White (n = 293) participants with HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpE

SUBMITTER: Enogela EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11376214 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature