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Relationship between area mortgage foreclosures, homeownership, and cardiovascular disease risk factors: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: The risk of mortgage foreclosure disproportionately burdens Hispanic/Latino populations perpetuating racial disparities in health. In this study, we examined the relationship between area-level mortgage foreclosure risk, homeownership, and the prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among participants of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). METHODS: HCHS/SOL participants were age 18-74 years when recruited from four U.S. metropolitan areas. Mortgage foreclosure risk was obtained from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Homeownership, sociodemographic factors, and cardiovascular disease risk factors were measured at baseline interview between 2008 and 2011. There were 13,856 individuals contributing to the analysis (median age 39 years old, 53% female). RESULTS: Renters in high foreclosure risk areas had a higher prevalence of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia but no association with smoking status compared to renters in low foreclosure risk areas. Renters were more likely to smoke cigarettes than homeowners. CONCLUSION: Among US Hispanic/Latinos in urban cities, area foreclosure and homeownership have implications for risk of cardiovascular disease.

Source: BMC Public Health

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6412-2

Authors: Earle C. Chambers, David B. Hanna, Simin Hua, Dustin T. Duncan, Marlene Camacho-Rivera, Shannon N. Zenk, Jessica L. McCurley, Krista Perreira, Marc D. Gellman, Linda C. Gallo

Institutions: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York University, City University of New York, University of Illinois Chicago, Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Miami, San Diego State University

Language: English

Topic: Health disparities and outcomes

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,390

Funders: Office of Dietary Supplements, University of Miami, Northwestern University, San Diego State University, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Awards: G1042216835, G1081972346, G1301356587, G1312369436, Hispanic Community Health Study, G1455175283, G1587824183, G1632042704, G1666450717, G1917633662, G2135211244, G2135293100, G2466919156, HISPANIC COMMUNITY HEALTH STUDY - FIELD CENTER, G2528054427, G2575730562, G2644289446, G2699578924, G2724472021, G2878178050, G2970637568, Housing mobility, hypertension self-management, and healthcare utilization among Bronx Latinos, G3062787641, Hispanic Community Health Study, G3677686024, G3838006641, G3952816605, G4121762840, Hispanic Community Health Study, G4552920371, G4752697780, G4860668542, G51047235, G528357465, G5365244667, G5381275429, HISPANIC COMMUNITY HEALTH STUDY - COORDINATING CENTER, G543802643, G555858244, G5739677117, G5878028785, G5906656038, G6045475270, G6075306088, G6156511736, Urban public housing, neighborhood, and cardiovascular disease in primary care, G6585687856, G6744072825, G6744188800, G7203655167, G7239480477, Carolina Population Center, G729036485, G7408420985, G8102260223, G820454163, Prediction of heart failure in HIV-infected individuals, G8840902395, G8904081916, New York Regional Center for Diabetes Translation Research

OpenAlex ID: W2913426333

FWCI: 1.951

Cites: 33

Cited by: 16

Related to: 10