Tag: Race
PSA Screening Tied to Lower Risk for Prostate Cancer Mortality
Annual screening may be particularly important for Black men
Racial, Ethnic Disparities Seen in Management of NSTEMI
Blacks, Hispanics less likely than Whites to undergo coronary angiography, PCI for acute non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Dermatologist Visits Shorter for Asian Psoriasis Patients
Asian patients have visits of shorter mean duration compared with White patients, non-Asian patients as a single group
Racial, Ethnic-Minority Infants Older at First Cystic Fibrosis Evaluation
Median weight for age z-score at 1 to 2 years lower for infants categorized as Black, AI/AN, Hispanic, other versus non-Hispanic White
Black-White Disparities Persist for Cardiovascular Mortality
Two studies show increased cardiovascular mortality for Black versus White adults in a nationwide analysis, the MESA sample
Subclinical Atherosclerosis More Likely Among Young Black Adults
Among socioeconomically vulnerable young adults, odds of subclinical atherosclerosis higher among Blacks versus Hispanics
Heart Failure-Related Deaths Up in Younger Adults in the U.S.
Black adults have a threefold higher age-adjusted, heart failure-related mortality rate versus White adults, with regional variation
Racial, Ethnic Disparities Seen in Drug Overdose Rates
Overdose rate in 2020 nearly seven times higher for Black versus White men aged 65 years and older
Emphysema Identified in Adults With Normal Spirometry
Emphysema present in 4.0 percent of those with race-specific FEV1 between 100 and 120 percent of predicted
Occult Hypoxemia More Likely Among Black Inpatients
Among SpO2 values of ≥92 percent, unadjusted probabilities of occult hypoxemia were 15.6 percent for Whites, 19.6 percent for Blacks
