Tag: Race
EHR Notes Reveal Potential Racial Bias in Doctors’ Perception of Patient Credibility
Clinician documentation undermining patient credibility may disproportionately undermine Black individuals
‘Heart Age’ Often Older Than Chronological Age
Discordance was greater for middle-aged adults, racial and ethnic minorities, and for those with lower educational attainment
Hearing Loss Linked to Lower Odds of Employment, Lower Income
Likelihood of paid employment lower for Black and Hispanic individuals with hearing loss
Racialized Economic Segregation Linked to Advanced Cancer Diagnosis
Most deprived and/or non-Hispanic Black-concentrated areas had significantly higher advanced-to-localized IRRs for breast, cervical cancer
New Subtype of Diabetes Identified in Sub-Saharan Africans, Black Americans
Participants did not have islet autoantibodies and had significantly lower median type 1 diabetes genetic risk score
Racial Differences Seen in Prostate Cancer Care Quality
Black men fare worse in confirmatory testing and face lower likelihood of potential overtreatment
Prediabetes Risk Doubled for Asian, Pacific Islander Teens With Overweight, Obesity
Findings show some variation by Asian subgroup
Physical Activity Steadily Declines From Young Adulthood to Middle Age
MVPA begins declining about 12 years before cardiovascular disease, with accelerated declines within two years of event
Risk Factors Do Not Explain Increased Peripheral Neuropathy Prevalence in Hispanics
PN risk factors explain higher prevalence among non-Hispanic Black individuals, but not Hispanic individuals
Race Definitions Have Limited Impact on Cancer Rates in Whites, Blacks, Asians
Disparities in cancer rates seen for Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders based on race definitions
