Heather MacDonald, Veronic Bezaire
Leveraging systematic review practice for research skill development in an undergraduate science course: A case study
Advances in physiology education
although sociodemographic characteristics associated health disparities relative predictive value different social demographic factors remains largely unknown study aimed describe sociodemographic characteristics us participants evaluate predictive value factor chronic diseases associated high morbidity mortality performed crosssectional analysis using deidentified survey data us research program collected social demographic health information adults living united states since may 2018 sociodemographic data included selfreported age sex gender sexual orientation raceethnicity income education health insurance primary care provider pcp status health literacy scores analyzed selfreported prevalence hypertension coronary artery disease cancer skin cancer lung disease diabetes obesity chronic kidney disease finally assessed relative importance sociodemographic factor predicting chronic disease using adequacy index predictor logistic regression among 372050 participants analysis median age 53 years 598 reported female sex common racialethnic categories white 540 black 199 hispaniclatino 167 participants identified asian middle easternnorth african white likely report annual incomes greater 200000 advanced degrees employer union insurance participants identified black hispanic native hawaiianpacific islander likely report annual incomes less 10000 less high school education medicaid insurance found age predictive hypertension coronary artery disease cancer skin cancer diabetes obesity chronic kidney disease insurance type predictive lung disease notably two health conditions order importance sociodemographic factors age best predictor assessed chronic diseases relative predictive value income education health insurance pcp status raceethnicity sexual orientation highly variable across health conditions identifying sociodemographic groups largest disparities specific disease guide future interventions promote health equity