Temporal Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Multimorbidity Prevalence in the United States, 1999-2018
Caraballo C, Herrin J, Mahajan S, Massey D, Lu Y, Ndumele CD, Drye EE, Krumholz HM. Temporal Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Multimorbidity Prevalence in the United States, 1999-2018. The American Journal Of Medicine 2022, 135: 1083-1092.e14. PMID: 35472394, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultimorbidity prevalenceRace/ethnicityWhite individualsChronic conditionsBlack individualsSerial cross-sectional analysisCommon chronic conditionsRisk of morbidityPrevalence of multimorbidityPublic health interventionsCross-sectional analysisSelf-reported presenceSelf-reported raceLatino/HispanicMAIN OUTCOMEHealth interventionsEthnic disparitiesPrevalenceHealth inequalitiesStudy periodEarly lifeHispanic individualsTemporal trendsStudy sampleAsian individualsSocial determinants of health and obesity: Findings from a national study of US adults
Javed Z, Valero‐Elizondo J, Maqsood MH, Mahajan S, Taha MB, Patel KV, Sharma G, Hagan K, Blaha MJ, Blankstein R, Mossialos E, Virani SS, Cainzos‐Achirica M, Nasir K. Social determinants of health and obesity: Findings from a national study of US adults. Obesity 2022, 30: 491-502. PMID: 35088551, DOI: 10.1002/oby.23336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverweight/obesitySocial determinantsNon-Hispanic black adultsNational Health Interview SurveyObesity class 1Prevalence of overweightObesity class 3Odds of obesityHealth Interview SurveyHigher relative prevalenceCumulative social disadvantageLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicityMultinomial logistic regression modelsObesity prevalenceHealth burdenUS adultsObesityObesity ratesBlack adultsOverweightRelevant covariatesInterview SurveyQuartilePrevalence