Demographic Differences in Mortality in the District of Columbia
In this study, all-cause, age-adjusted mortality was higher in the Black than White population, racial disparities worsened for CVD and cancer, and CVD risk factors were more prevalent in the Black population, underscoring the urgent need for precision public health interventions tailored toward high-risk populations.
Authors
- Marcus R. Andrews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3281-1249)
- Katherine M. Conners (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1979-5658)
- Genivaldo de Souza Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1579-8559)
- Meredith S. Shiels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8390-6091)
- Tiffany M. Powell‐Wiley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9488-4131)
- Véronique L. Roger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9347-7865)
- Jungnam Joo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6961-8122)
- Joseph J. Shearer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1443-7428)
- Maryam Hashemian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9702-9752)
- Rebeka Rafi
Institutions
- National Institutes of Health (US)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (US)
- National Cancer Institute (US)
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.2290
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76