County-Level Factors Associated With Cardiovascular Mortality by Race/Ethnicity.

ABSTRACT: Background Persistent racial/ethnic disparities in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality are partially explained by healthcare access and socioeconomic, demographic, and behavioral factors. Little is known about the association between race/ethnicity-specific CVD mortality and county-level factors. Methods and Results Using 2017 county-level data, we studied the association between race/ethnicity-specific CVD age-adjusted mortality rate (AAMR) and county-level factors (demographics, census region, socioeconomics, CVD risk factors, and healthcare access). Univariate and multivariable linear regressions were used to estimate the association between these factors; R² values were used to assess the factors that accounted for the greatest variation in CVD AAMR by race/ethnici

SUBMITTER: Zuma BZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8174200 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature