Lucas X. Marinacci

3 weeks ago | jamanetwork.com | Michael Liu |Lucas X. Marinacci |Rishi Wadhera |Sadiya Khan

Key PointsQuestion  How does the burden of cardiometabolic risk factors and cardiovascular diseases differ between rural and urban areas of the US, and do health care access, lifestyle factors, and social risk factors contribute to any rural-urban differences in cardiovascular health? Findings  In this national cross-sectional study of US adults, age-standardized rates of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, diabetes, and coronary heart disease were significantly higher in rural vs urban areas.

3 weeks ago | jamanetwork.com | Michael Liu |Lucas X. Marinacci |Rishi Wadhera

He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope has everything. The absence of health in any one of us affects the health of all of us. This lasting aphorism sourced from the COVID-19 pandemic serves as an anchor for all assessments of population health present and in the future. Heretofore, much of the narrative addressing health disparities identified the most egregious differences in health and health outcomes predominantly by self-identified race and ethnicity.

Nov 15, 2024 | healio.com | Scott Buzby |Katie Kalvaitis |Lucas X. Marinacci

You've successfully added to your alerts. You will receive an email when new content is published. Click Here to Manage Email Alerts We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Key takeaways: Years of declining CV mortality reversed and increased amid the pandemic, particularly in rural U.S. communities. Rates increased even more for younger rural-living adults.