A trend analysis of Black American women with cardiovascular disease and chronic medical conditions, sociodemographic factors from NHANES From 2011 to 2020

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002521
• Publication Date: 2023-12-18T18:27:30Z
• Authors: Rezaul Karim Ripon; Fahmida Hoque Rimti; Mickelder Kercy; Shahriar Hossain; Umma Motahara; Md. Sharif Hossain; Md. Tajuddin Sikder
• Keywords: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management; History; Population; Social Sciences; Business, Management and Accounting; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Sociology; Influence of Corporations on Public Health Policy; Health Sciences; Disease; African american; Internal medicine; Demography; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; FOS: Sociology; Environmental health; Health; Effectiveness of General Health Check Programs; Cardiovascular Risk Assessment; Medicine; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Impact of Social Factors on Health Outcomes; Gerontology; Research Article; Ethnology

Background Significant racial and gender differences exist in the prevalence of CVD in the United States. The goal of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of CVD among Black American women, the relationship between CVD and some medical conditions, and significant sociodemographic factors.

Methods The researchers in this study used data from four cycles of the NHANES, carried out by the NCHS. 2011 to 2012, 2013 to 2014, 2015 to 2016, and 2017 to 2020 were the cycles that were chosen. The researchers used the survey package in the R programming language to examine the data.

Results People with CVD problems 20 years of age and older were included in the analyses. Black American women experienced a considerable prevalence of CVD from 2011 to 2020. These women were more likely to report having completed no more schooling than the ninth grade, being widowed/divorced/separated, and having undergone a hysterectomy, as well as having a history of diabetes, asthma, obesity, arthritis, and depression. Black American women with CVD had a 3.8-fold increased risk of diabetes and a 5.6-fold increased risk of arthritis.

Conclusion This study shows that Black American women with CVD are more likely to have chronic illnesses such as hysterectomy, diabetes, asthma, obesity, arthritis, and depression. Black American women’s cardiovascular risk profiles can be updated using the data from this study.