학술논문
Racial differences in the association between self-rated health status and objective clinical measures among participants in the BARI 2D trial
RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
Document Type
Author abstract
Report
Report
Author
Source
The American Journal of Public Health. April 2010, Vol. 100 Issue 4, pS269, 8 p.
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0090-0036
Abstract
Objectives. We explored whether and how race shapes perceived health status in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease. Methods. We analyzed self-rated health (fair or poor versus good, very good, or excellent) and associated clinical risk factors among 866 White and 333 Black participants in the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2 Diabetes trial. Results. Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument scores, regular exercise, and employment were associated with higher self-rated health (P Conclusions. Symptomatic clinical factors played a proportionally larger role in self-assessment of health among Whites with diabetes and coronary artery disease than among Blacks with the same conditions. (Am J Public Health. 2010; 100:S269-S276. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.176180)