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Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Health Disparities in a Mixed Rural-Urban US Community—Olmsted County, Minnesota
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objective characterize health disparities common chronic diseases among adults socioeconomic status ses ethnicity mixed ruralurban community united states patients methods conducted crosssectional study assess association prevalence 5 burdensome chronic diseases adults ses ethnicity interaction rochester epidemiology project medical records linkage system used identify prevalence coronary heart disease asthma diabetes hypertension mood disorder using international classification diseases ninth revision codes recorded january 1 2005 december 31 2009 among adult residents olmsted county minnesota april 1 2009 ses measurements individual housingbased index socioeconomic status houses derived real property data used logistic regression models used examine association prevalence chronic diseases ethnicity houses score interaction results identified 88010 eligible adults houses scores available 48086 546 female 80699 917 nonhispanic white median interquartile range age 45 years 3058 years overall subgroup nonhispanic whites ses measured houses inversely associated prevalence 5 chronic diseases independent age sex ethnicity p001 association ethnicity disease prevalence observed chronic diseases ses modified effect ethnicity clinically less overt conditions interaction p05 condition diabetes hypertension mood disorder coronary heart disease clinically overt condition conclusion mixed ruralurban setting predominantly nonhispanic white population health disparities chronic diseases still exist across ses extent ses modifies effect ethnicity risk chronic diseases may depend nature disease