The impact of social determinants of health on obesity and diabetes disparities among Latino communities in Southern California.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social determinants of health (SDoH) describe the complex network of circumstances that impact an individual before birth and across the lifespan. SDoH contextualize factors in a community that are associated with chronic disease risk and certain health disparities. The main objective of this study was to explore the impact of SDoH on the prevalence of obesity and diabetes, and whether these factors explain disparities in these health outcomes among Latinos in Southern California.

Methods

We utilized three composite indices that encompass different SDoH: the Healthy Places Index (HPI), Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), and CalEnviroScreen (CES). Univariate linear regression models explored the associations between index scores with adult obesity, adult diabetes, a

SUBMITTER: Cleveland JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9817265 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature