Racial/ethnic differences in the associations between social support and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
Abstract Background Despite the established link between social support and cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes, few studies have examined racial/ethnic variation in these associations. This study utilized data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) to investigate racial/ethnic diff...
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| author | Jeanean B. Naqvi Taynara Formagini Matthew A. Allison Namratha R. Kandula Jee Won Park Britta A. Larsen |
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| description | Abstract Background Despite the established link between social support and cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes, few studies have examined racial/ethnic variation in these associations. This study utilized data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) to investigate racial/ethnic differences in perceived social support and in the link between support and incident hard CVD events and mortality. Method Participants (N = 6,814) were 45–84 years of age who identified as White, Black, Hispanic/Latino, or Chinese without known clinical CVD at baseline (2000–2002). Racial/ethnic differences in perceived support (overall, emotional, informational, and instrumental) were tested using multiple regression with adjustments for demographic, socioeconomic, lifestyle/psychosocial, and clinical risk factors, and immigration history. Racial/ethnic differences in the association between perceived support and incident CVD events or mortality were tested using Cox proportional hazards models with progressive adjustments for the same covariates. Results At baseline, the mean age was 62.15 years (SD = 10.23); 38.5% identified as White, 27.8% as Black, 22.0% as Hispanic/Latino, and 11.8% as Chinese. Black and Hispanic/Latino participants reported higher levels of overall support, emotional support, and informational support than White participants (p’s < 0.05). Chinese participants reported less informational support (p = .010) than White participants. Higher informational support was associated with decreased risk for hard CVD events. This association did not differ by race/ethnic group. Conclusion Despite racial/ethnic differences in perceptions of support, perceived informational support was protective against CVD for participants of all racial/ethnic backgrounds. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c7079838a96d4aa0b1d68149bf1251cb2025-01-19T12:42:26ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582025-01-0125111010.1186/s12889-024-21141-0Racial/ethnic differences in the associations between social support and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)Jeanean B. Naqvi0Taynara Formagini1Matthew A. Allison2Namratha R. Kandula3Jee Won Park4Britta A. Larsen5Department of Family Medicine, UC San DiegoDepartment of Family Medicine, UC San DiegoDepartment of Family Medicine, UC San DiegoDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineDepartment of Epidemiology, University of DelawareHerbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human Longevity Science, UC San DiegoAbstract Background Despite the established link between social support and cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes, few studies have examined racial/ethnic variation in these associations. This study utilized data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) to investigate racial/ethnic differences in perceived social support and in the link between support and incident hard CVD events and mortality. Method Participants (N = 6,814) were 45–84 years of age who identified as White, Black, Hispanic/Latino, or Chinese without known clinical CVD at baseline (2000–2002). Racial/ethnic differences in perceived support (overall, emotional, informational, and instrumental) were tested using multiple regression with adjustments for demographic, socioeconomic, lifestyle/psychosocial, and clinical risk factors, and immigration history. Racial/ethnic differences in the association between perceived support and incident CVD events or mortality were tested using Cox proportional hazards models with progressive adjustments for the same covariates. Results At baseline, the mean age was 62.15 years (SD = 10.23); 38.5% identified as White, 27.8% as Black, 22.0% as Hispanic/Latino, and 11.8% as Chinese. Black and Hispanic/Latino participants reported higher levels of overall support, emotional support, and informational support than White participants (p’s < 0.05). Chinese participants reported less informational support (p = .010) than White participants. Higher informational support was associated with decreased risk for hard CVD events. This association did not differ by race/ethnic group. Conclusion Despite racial/ethnic differences in perceptions of support, perceived informational support was protective against CVD for participants of all racial/ethnic backgrounds.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-21141-0Social supportRaceEthnicityCultureCardiovascular morbidityCardiovascular mortality |
| spellingShingle | Jeanean B. Naqvi Taynara Formagini Matthew A. Allison Namratha R. Kandula Jee Won Park Britta A. Larsen Racial/ethnic differences in the associations between social support and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) BMC Public Health Social support Race Ethnicity Culture Cardiovascular morbidity Cardiovascular mortality |
| title | Racial/ethnic differences in the associations between social support and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) |
| title_full | Racial/ethnic differences in the associations between social support and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) |
| title_fullStr | Racial/ethnic differences in the associations between social support and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Racial/ethnic differences in the associations between social support and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) |
| title_short | Racial/ethnic differences in the associations between social support and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) |
| title_sort | racial ethnic differences in the associations between social support and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the multi ethnic study of atherosclerosis mesa |
| topic | Social support Race Ethnicity Culture Cardiovascular morbidity Cardiovascular mortality |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-21141-0 |
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