Background Little is known about the simultaneous effect of socioeconomic status (SES),
psychosocial, and health-related factors on race differences in mortality in older adults …

Background Despite the well-established literature on the effects of race and socioeconomic
status (SES) on mortality, limited information exists on mediators of these effects. Taking a …

Objectives To understand which causes of death are higher in black than white community‐
dwelling older adults and determine whether differences in baseline risk factors explain …

Objectives. We hypothesized that older Black adults would have a higher prevalence of
cardiovascular disease (CVD) than White adults, as indicated by elevated systolic blood …

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between race and
specific causes of mortality among adults 25 years and older in the National Longitudinal …

Objectives. In this study, we examined whether racial segregation is associated with poorer
self-rated health among older adults, and whether racial segregation helps explain race …

Research demonstrates that race disparities in health often persist after controlling for
individual socioeconomic status (SES). Yet little is known about the contribution of …

Background Differences in health status between Black and White adults in the United
States have been widely documented. For instance, in recent reviews, Manton, Patrick, and …

Objectives. We evaluated the independent and joint effects of race, individual
socioeconomic status (SES), and neighborhood SES on mortality risk. Methods. We …

Background Race disparities in health outcomes including mortality risk are well known, but
mediating mechanisms that link race to mortality risk have rarely been formally tested …