Racial and ethnic disparities in childhood cardiovascular health: evidence of the role of social disadvantage from NHANES 2013–2018
NHB and Hispanic/Latinx youth had lower CVH scores than their NHW counterparts, with differences in household income and food security accounting for most of their CVH gap. These findings suggest racial and ethnic disparities in CVH in youth and future CVD risk are one more negative consequence of childhood poverty.
Authors
- Miriam B. Vos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0817-7068)
- Liliana Aguayo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3496-0312)
- Holly C. Gooding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3145-5791)
- Amanda Marma Perak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1025-0997)
- Nicole D. Fields (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6251-8356)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
- Emory Healthcare (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Helen DeVos Children's Hospital (US)
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (US)
- Michigan State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04403-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39