March 15, 2005Circulation1,221 citationsOpen Access
View Full PaperState of Disparities in Cardiovascular Health in the United States
Key Points
- Examine the state of disparities in cardiovascular health and associated risk factors in the United States.
- Data analysis on cardiovascular disease and risk factor prevalence.
- Evaluation of existing health policies and their effectiveness.
- Disparities in cardiovascular disease prevalence persist across different demographics.
- Identified risk factors continue to contribute significantly to health inequities.
Abstract
Disparities in CVD and related risk factors remain pervasive. The data presented here can be invaluable for policy development and in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of interventions designed to eliminate health disparities.
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Mensah et al. (Tue,) studied this question.