Life's essential eight as targets for cardiometabolic risk reduction among non-Hispanic black adults: A primary care approach.
| Autor: | Ezeh E; Department of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, United States. Electronic address: ezehe@marshall.edu., Ilonze O; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis., Perdoncin M; Department of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, United States., Ramalingam A; Department of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, United States., Kaur G; Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States., Mustafa B; Department of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, United States., Teka S; Department of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, United States., Ferdinand KC; John W. Deming Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the National Medical Association [J Natl Med Assoc] 2024 Oct; Vol. 116 (5), pp. 468-476. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 24. |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jnma.2023.11.003 |
| Abstrakt: | Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death in the United States. Several studies have shown racial disparities in the cardiovascular outcomes. When compared to their Non-Hispanic White (NHW) counterparts, non-Hispanic Black (NHB) individuals have higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and thus, increased mortality from atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases. This is evidenced by lower scoring in the indices of the American Heart Association's Life Essential 8 among NHB individuals. NHB individuals score lower in blood pressure, blood lipids, nicotine exposure, sleep, physical activity level, glycemic control, weight, and diet when compared to NHW individuals. Measures to improve these indices at the primary care level may potentially hold the key in mitigating the health care disparities in cardiovascular health experienced by NHB individuals. (Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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