ArticleJournal of psychosomatic research2017
Cardiovascular disease and perceived weight, racial, and gender discrimination in U.S. adults.
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- Racial/Ethnic Discrimination and Cardiometabolic Diseases: A Systematic Review.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024Pooled it
- Links between discrimination and cardiovascular health among socially stigmatized groups: A systematic review.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
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- Association Between Discrimination in Health Care and ASCVD Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in the United States.Circulation. Population health and outcomes · 2026Article
- Multiple Group Membership and Cardiovascular Reactivity in Women: Moderation by the Number of Groups Perceived as Targets of Discrimination.Psychophysiology · 2026Article
- CVD Environmental Health Disparities Tool: systematic evidence mapping of psychosocial stressors, environmental exposures, and cardiovascular diseases to inform disparities research and action.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2026Review
- Parental Overvaluation of Child Weight/Shape Is Associated With Disordered Eating in Children Beyond Associations With Parental Internalized Weight Bias.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2025Article
- Perceived Weight Discrimination and General Coping Strategies.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- The Acute Inflammatory Effects of Weight Stigma: An Experimental Pilot Study.Stigma and health · 2025Article
- Multilevel Racism and Discrimination and Cardiovascular Disease and Related Biopsychosocial Mechanisms: An Integrated Scoping and Literature Review and Future Research Agenda.Current cardiology reports · 2025Article
- Influence of Experiences of Discrimination and Anticipated Discrimination on Cardiovascular Health Outcomes.Current cardiology reports · 2025Review
- Race and ethnicity and self-reported racial/ethnic discrimination in breast cancer patient interactions with providers in the Pathways Study.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2025Article
- Intersecting Expectations when Expecting: Pregnancy-Related Weight Stigma in Women of Colour.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2024Article
- Accumulating burden: Exposure to interpersonal discrimination based on multiple attributes and allostatic load.SSM - population health · 2024Article
- Early and Current Experiences of Weight-based Discrimination are Associated with Eating Psychopathology, Depression, and Poor General Health in Adulthood.Stigma and health · 2024Article
- Improvements in cardiovascular disease risk factors associated with modest weight loss following treatment in patients with binge-eating disorder and obesity.The International journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- School absenteeism and impairment associated with weight bullying.Journal of adolescence · 2023Article
- Age Specificity of Effects of Health Problems on Drinking Reduction: A Lifespan Developmental Analysis.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2023Article
- Weight Stigma and Diabetes Stigma: Implications for Weight-Related Health Behaviors in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes.Clinical diabetes : a publication of the American Diabetes Association · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo date, most research on perceived discrimination and cardiovascular disease (CVD) has examined racial discrimination although other forms of discrimination may also impact physical and mental health. The current study investigated the relationship between three forms of discrimination (weight, race, and gender) and 3-year incidence of CVD in a large national sample of U.S. adults.
methods26,992 adults (55.5% women) who participated in the 2001-2002 and 2004-2005 National Epidemiologic Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) were included in this study. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to calculate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for three forms of perceived discrimination (simultaneously included in equations after adjusting for relevant potential confounds) for predicting CVD incidence at Wave 2.
resultsPerceived weight and racial discrimination were associated with significantly greater likelihood of reporting myocardial infarction (OR=2.56 [95% CI=1.31-4.98], OR=1.84 [95% CI=1.19-2.84], respectively) and minor heart conditions (OR=1.48 [95% CI=1.11-1.98], OR=1.41 [95% CI=1.18-1.70], respectively). Perceived racial discrimination was also significantly associated with greater likelihood of reporting arteriosclerosis (OR=1.61 [95% CI=1.11-2.34]). Odds ratios for diagnoses of arteriosclerosis, myocardial infarction, and other minor heart disease were largest for individuals reporting multiple forms of discrimination.
conclusionsAdults who experience weight and racial discrimination, and especially multiple forms of discrimination, may be at heightened risk for CVD. Perceived discrimination may be important to consider during assessment of life stressors by health providers. Future research should address the mechanisms that link discrimination and CVD to assist public health and policy efforts to reduce discrimination.
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