BACKGROUND: Multivariable equations are recommended by primary prevention
guidelines to assess absolute risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, current …

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality is persistently higher in the Black
population than in other racial and ethnic groups in the United States. Objective: To examine …

Importance Education is a social determinant of health. Quantifying its association with
lifetime cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk has public health importance. Objective To …

To achieve cardiovascular health (CVH) equity in the United States, an understanding of the
social and structural factors that contribute to differences and disparities in health is …

Importance The American Heart Association's Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Events (PREVENT) equations were developed to extend and improve on previous …

Background Social determinants of health (SDoH) have been associated with disparate
outcomes among those with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease …

Inequalities in health behaviors are thought to contribute to inequalities in hypertension. This
study examined the extent to which modifiable mediating factors explain income inequalities …

South Asian Americans experience high cardiovascular disease risk. We evaluated the
distribution and correlates of cardiovascular health (CVH) summarized by the Life's …

Background The mental health inequality between migrants and non-migrants was
exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Identifying key determinants of this inequality is …

Background and aims Poor cardiovascular health has been linked to a higher risk of
cognitive decline in adults, however this relation is not well established among adolescents …