Why the study?
Does socioeconomic position moderate the effects of race on cardiovascular disease mortality in adults aged 45 years and older?
Population
46,969 adults aged 45 years and older who died of cardiovascular disease from 1992-1998 in the Twin Cities…
Comparison
Black race and socioeconomic position vs White race and less impoverished neighborhoods
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1992-1998
Authors
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Supports integrating neighborhood poverty into CVD risk assessment for older men; leaves open whether interventions narrow racial mortality gaps.
Does socioeconomic position moderate the effects of race on cardiovascular disease mortality in adults aged 45 years and older?
Socioeconomic position, specifically neighborhood poverty, moderates the effect of race on cardiovascular mortality in older men, highlighting the intersection of race and poverty in health disparities.
Jones‐Webb et al. (2004) studied this question.
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