Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Individuals Incarcerated in an Arizona County Jail

Ricky Camplain, Monica R. Lininger, Julie A. Baldwin and Robert T. Trotter
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Ricky Camplain: Center for Health Equity Research, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA
Monica R. Lininger: Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA
Julie A. Baldwin: Center for Health Equity Research, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA
Robert T. Trotter: Center for Health Equity Research, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 13, 1-13

Abstract: We aimed to estimate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, including hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, and obesity among a sample of individuals incarcerated in an Arizona county jail and compare prevalence estimates to a matched non-institutionalized population. From 2017–2018, individuals housed at a county jail completed a cross-sectional health survey. We estimated the prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, cholesterol, overweight/obesity, cigarette smoking, binge drinking, and self-reported health among individuals incarcerated. We compared prevalence estimates of cardiovascular risk factors to a matched sample of 2017–2018 NHANES participants. Overall, 35.9%, 7.7%, and 17.8% of individuals incarcerated in jail self-reported hypertension, diabetes, and high cholesterol, respectively. Of individuals incarcerated, 59.6% were overweight or obese and 36.8% self-reported fair or poor general health. Over half of individuals incarcerated reported ever smoking cigarettes (72.3%) and binge drinking (60.7%). Compared to a matched sample of NHANES participants, individuals incarcerated in jail had a statistically higher prevalence of cigarette smoking and binge drinking. Screening of cardiovascular risk factors and providing preventive measures and interventions, such as healthy eating, physical activity, or pharmacological adherence interventions, while individuals are incarcerated may contribute to the prevention and management of cardiovascular risk factors and, eventually, cardiovascular disease.

Keywords: cardiovascular disease; hypertension; diabetes; smoking; binge drinking; correctional health; jail; NHANES (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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