Racial residential segregation, racial discrimination, and diabetes: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young
Stephanie L Mayne1, Luigi Loizzo2, Michael P Bancks3
1Division of General Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Abstract:
Although racial residential segregation and interpersonal racial discrimination are associated with cardiovascular disease, few studies have examined their link with diabetes risk or management. We used longitudinal data from 2,175 black participants in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study to examine associations of racial residential segregation (Gi* statistic) and experiences of racial discrimination with diabetes incidence and management. Multivariable Cox models estimated associations for incident diabetes and GEE logistic regression estimated associations with diabetes management (meeting targets for HbA1c, systolic blood pressure, and LDL cholesterol). Neither segregation nor discrimination were associated with diabetes incidence or management.
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