| Literature DB >> 35014862 |
Garima Sharma1, Gowtham R Grandhi2, Isaac Acquah3, Reed Mszar4,5, Shiwani Mahajan4,5, Safi U Khan6, Zulqarnain Javed3, Laxmi S Mehta7, Martha Gulati8, Miguel Cainzos-Achirica3,9, Roger S Blumenthal1, Khurram Nasir3,9,10.
Abstract
Background Suboptimal cardiovascular health (CVH) and social determinants of health (SDOH) have a significant impact on maternal morbidity and mortality. We aimed to evaluate the association of SDOH with suboptimal CVH among pregnant women in the United States. Methods and Results We examined cross-sectional data of pregnant women aged 18 to 49 years from the National Health Interview Survey (2013-2017). We ascertained optimal and suboptimal CVH based on the presence of 0 to 1 and ≥2 risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, current smoking, obesity, and insufficient physical activity), respectively. We calculated an aggregate SDOH score representing 38 variables from 6 domains (economic stability; neighborhood, physical environment, and social cohesion; community and social context; food; education; and healthcare system) and divided into quartiles. We used Poisson regression model to evaluate the association of SDOH with suboptimal CVH and risk factors. Our study included 1433 pregnant women (28.8±5.5 years, 13% non-Hispanic Black). Overall, 38.4% (95% CI, 33.9-43.0) had suboptimal CVH versus 51.7% (95% CI, 47.0-56.3) among those in the fourth SDOH quartile. Risk ratios of suboptimal CVH, smoking, obesity, and insufficient physical activity were 2.05 (95% CI, 1.46-2.88), 8.37 (95% CI, 3.00-23.43), 1.54 (95% CI, 1.17-2.03), and 1.19 (95% CI, 1.01-1.42), respectively among those in the fourth SDOH quartile compared with the first quartile. Conclusions Over 50% of pregnant women with the highest SDOH burden had suboptimal CVH, highlighting the public health urgency for interventions in socially disadvantaged pregnant women with renewed strategies toward improving modifiable risk factors, especially smoking and insufficient physical activity.Entities:
Keywords: cardiovascular disease; cardiovascular health; cardiovascular risk factors; maternal health; pregnancy; social determinants of health
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Year: 2022 PMID: 35014862 PMCID: PMC9238529 DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.121.022837
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Heart Assoc ISSN: 2047-9980 Impact factor: 6.106
Figure 1Flow diagram indicating total population of individuals eligible for study inclusion from the National Health Interview Survey between 2013 and 2017 and eligibility criteria for final sample of pregnant women 18 to 49 years of age.
NHIS indicates National Health Interview Survey.
Figure 2Age‐adjusted prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and suboptimal CVH among pregnant women in the United States, overall and by SDOH quartiles.
*Suboptimal CVH defined as ≥2 cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, smoking, obesity, and insufficient physical activity). CVH indicates cardiovascular health; and SDOH, social determinants of health.
Figure 3Associations of SDOH with cardiovascular risk factors and suboptimal CVH among pregnant women in the United States.
*Adjusted for age and race and ethnicity with first SDOH quartile as the reference; ǂSuboptimal CVH defined as ≥2 cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, smoking, obesity, and insufficient physical activity). aRR indicates adjusted risk ratio; CVH, cardiovascular health; and SDOH, social determinants of health.