A novel look at racial health disparities: The interaction between social disadvantage and environmental health

M.T. Hicken, G.C. Gee, J. Morenoff, C.M. Connell, R.C. Snow and H. Hu

American Journal of Public Health, 2012, vol. 102, issue 12, 2344-2351

Abstract: Objectives: We explored the notion that social disadvantage increases vulnerability to the health effects of environmental hazards. Specifically, we examined (1) whether race modifies the association between blood lead and blood pressure and (2) whether socioeconomic status (SES) plays a role in this modifying effect. Methods: Using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2001-2008) and linear regression, we estimated the association between blood lead and blood pressure. Using interactions among race, SES, and lead, we estimated this association by levels of social disadvantage. Results: Black men and women showed a 2.8 (P

Date: 2012
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