Spatially varying racial inequities in cardiovascular health and the contribution of individual- and neighborhood-level characteristics across the United States: The REasons for geographic and racial differences in stroke (REGARDS) study.

ABSTRACT: Black-White inequities in cardiovascular health (CVH) pose a significant public health challenge, with these disparities also varying geographically across the US. There remains limited evidence of the impact of social determinants of health on these inequities. Using a national population-based cohort from the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke study, we assessed the spatial heterogeneity in Black-White differences in CVH and determined the extent to which individual- and neighborhood-level characteristics explain these inequities. We utilized a Bayesian hierarchical statistical framework to fit spatially varying coefficient models. Results showed overall and spatially varying inequities, where Black participants had significantly poorer CVH. The maps of the state lev

SUBMITTER: Tabb LP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8867394 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature