Racial-ethnic inequality in cardiovascular health in the United States: Does it mirror socioeconomic inequality?

Cardiovascular Risk Factor Disparities in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer Compared With the General Population

“… 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 19 A previous analysis of NHANES data showed only a small proportion of racial and ethnic differences in cardiovascular health were attributable to socioeconomic characteristics. 32 Our analyses suggest that the pattern of survivor-sibling differences in CVRFs is similar to that of the general population. This should prompt multilevel interventions to target the prevention and management of CVRFs that span population health, survivorship-focused care, and primary care to adapt evidence-based strategies applied to the general population.…”