Tag: Race
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
Low Apgar Scores Tied to Infant Mortality Across Races
However, low Apgar scores worse at discriminating infants at risk for mortality for Black infants versus White infants
Perioperative Stroke Examined in Children Receiving Heart Transplants
Poststroke mortality rates similar for Black and White children during first six months, but higher for Black children after six months
Asian, Black, Hispanic Patients Have Higher Pulse Oximetry Readings
Lower average oxygen delivery rates seen in association with Asian, Black, Hispanic versus White race, ethnicity
Racial Disparities ID’d in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Black and Hispanic patients reach kidney failure earlier than Whites, are less likely to receive transplant preemptively
Diagnostic Mammogram Performance Varies by Race/Ethnicity
Invasive cancer detection rates, positive predictive values highest for non-Hispanic Whites, lowest for Hispanics
