ArticleCirculation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes2017
Association Between Living in Food Deserts and Cardiovascular Risk.
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Heval M KelliFrom the Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute (H.M.K., M.H., H.A., M.T., A.S.-T., M.A., K.P., K.M., L.S.S., V.V., A.A.Q.), Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University School of Medicine (Y.-A.K., V.V., T.L.), and Predictive Health Institute (G.M.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (P.P., H.T.); and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (G.H.G.).
Muhammad HammadahFrom the Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute (H.M.K., M.H., H.A., M.T., A.S.-T., M.A., K.P., K.M., L.S.S., V.V., A.A.Q.), Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University School of Medicine (Y.-A.K., V.V., T.L.), and Predictive Health Institute (G.M.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (P.P., H.T.); and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (G.H.G.).
Hina AhmedFrom the Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute (H.M.K., M.H., H.A., M.T., A.S.-T., M.A., K.P., K.M., L.S.S., V.V., A.A.Q.), Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University School of Medicine (Y.-A.K., V.V., T.L.), and Predictive Health Institute (G.M.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (P.P., H.T.); and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (G.H.G.).
Yi-An KoFrom the Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute (H.M.K., M.H., H.A., M.T., A.S.-T., M.A., K.P., K.M., L.S.S., V.V., A.A.Q.), Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University School of Medicine (Y.-A.K., V.V., T.L.), and Predictive Health Institute (G.M.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (P.P., H.T.); and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (G.H.G.).
Matthew TopelFrom the Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute (H.M.K., M.H., H.A., M.T., A.S.-T., M.A., K.P., K.M., L.S.S., V.V., A.A.Q.), Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University School of Medicine (Y.-A.K., V.V., T.L.), and Predictive Health Institute (G.M.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (P.P., H.T.); and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (G.H.G.).
Ayman Samman-TahhanFrom the Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute (H.M.K., M.H., H.A., M.T., A.S.-T., M.A., K.P., K.M., L.S.S., V.V., A.A.Q.), Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University School of Medicine (Y.-A.K., V.V., T.L.), and Predictive Health Institute (G.M.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (P.P., H.T.); and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (G.H.G.).
Mossab AwadFrom the Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute (H.M.K., M.H., H.A., M.T., A.S.-T., M.A., K.P., K.M., L.S.S., V.V., A.A.Q.), Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University School of Medicine (Y.-A.K., V.V., T.L.), and Predictive Health Institute (G.M.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (P.P., H.T.); and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (G.H.G.).
Keyur PatelFrom the Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute (H.M.K., M.H., H.A., M.T., A.S.-T., M.A., K.P., K.M., L.S.S., V.V., A.A.Q.), Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University School of Medicine (Y.-A.K., V.V., T.L.), and Predictive Health Institute (G.M.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (P.P., H.T.); and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (G.H.G.).
Kareem MohammedFrom the Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute (H.M.K., M.H., H.A., M.T., A.S.-T., M.A., K.P., K.M., L.S.S., V.V., A.A.Q.), Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University School of Medicine (Y.-A.K., V.V., T.L.), and Predictive Health Institute (G.M.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (P.P., H.T.); and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (G.H.G.).
Laurence S SperlingFrom the Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute (H.M.K., M.H., H.A., M.T., A.S.-T., M.A., K.P., K.M., L.S.S., V.V., A.A.Q.), Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University School of Medicine (Y.-A.K., V.V., T.L.), and Predictive Health Institute (G.M.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (P.P., H.T.); and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (G.H.G.).
Priscilla PemuFrom the Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute (H.M.K., M.H., H.A., M.T., A.S.-T., M.A., K.P., K.M., L.S.S., V.V., A.A.Q.), Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University School of Medicine (Y.-A.K., V.V., T.L.), and Predictive Health Institute (G.M.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (P.P., H.T.); and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (G.H.G.).
Viola VaccarinoFrom the Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute (H.M.K., M.H., H.A., M.T., A.S.-T., M.A., K.P., K.M., L.S.S., V.V., A.A.Q.), Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University School of Medicine (Y.-A.K., V.V., T.L.), and Predictive Health Institute (G.M.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (P.P., H.T.); and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (G.H.G.).
Tene LewisFrom the Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute (H.M.K., M.H., H.A., M.T., A.S.-T., M.A., K.P., K.M., L.S.S., V.V., A.A.Q.), Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University School of Medicine (Y.-A.K., V.V., T.L.), and Predictive Health Institute (G.M.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (P.P., H.T.); and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (G.H.G.).
Herman TaylorFrom the Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute (H.M.K., M.H., H.A., M.T., A.S.-T., M.A., K.P., K.M., L.S.S., V.V., A.A.Q.), Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University School of Medicine (Y.-A.K., V.V., T.L.), and Predictive Health Institute (G.M.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (P.P., H.T.); and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (G.H.G.).
Greg MartinFrom the Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute (H.M.K., M.H., H.A., M.T., A.S.-T., M.A., K.P., K.M., L.S.S., V.V., A.A.Q.), Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University School of Medicine (Y.-A.K., V.V., T.L.), and Predictive Health Institute (G.M.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (P.P., H.T.); and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (G.H.G.).
Gary H GibbonsFrom the Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute (H.M.K., M.H., H.A., M.T., A.S.-T., M.A., K.P., K.M., L.S.S., V.V., A.A.Q.), Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University School of Medicine (Y.-A.K., V.V., T.L.), and Predictive Health Institute (G.M.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (P.P., H.T.); and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (G.H.G.).
Arshed A QuyyumiFrom the Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute (H.M.K., M.H., H.A., M.T., A.S.-T., M.A., K.P., K.M., L.S.S., V.V., A.A.Q.), Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University School of Medicine (Y.-A.K., V.V., T.L.), and Predictive Health Institute (G.M.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (P.P., H.T.); and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (G.H.G.). aquyyum@emory.edu.
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Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE)UL1TR002378 · NCATS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Andres J Garcia, Elizabeth O. Ofili · 2017 to 2026
$92.1MCTSA INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCHUL1RR025008 · NCRR · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI STEPHENS, DAVID S · 2007 to 2011
$29.0MAtlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute (ACTSI) RenewalUL1TR000454 · NCATS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI STEPHENS, DAVID S · 2012 to 2016
$25.8MX LINKED NYSTAGMUS SYNDROME WITH FEATURES OF ALBINISMM01RR000039 · NCRR · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI VACCARINO, VIOLA · 1985 to 2007
$21.3MWARCEFP20RR011104 · NCRR · MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI HIGGINBOTHAM, EVE J. · 1995 to 2009
$14.5MVascular Responses During Mental StressP01HL101398 · NHLBI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI QUYYUMI, ARSHED A · 2010 to 2015
$11.0MMental Stress and Myocardial Ischemia after MI: Sex Differences, Mechanisms and PrognosisR01HL109413 · NHLBI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI VACCARINO, VIOLA · 2012 to 2023
$6.9MMultidisciplinary Research Training to Reduce Inequities in Cardiovascular HealthT32HL130025 · NHLBI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Tené T Lewis, Viola Vaccarino · 2016 to 2026
$6.4MMetabolomics of subclinical and clinical cardiovascular diseaseP20HL113451 · NHLBI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI JONES, DEAN PAUL · 2012 to 2016
$4.3MPTSD and Ischemic Heart Disease Progression: A Longitudinal Twin StudyR01HL125246 · NHLBI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI VACCARINO, VIOLA · 2015 to 2018
$3.4MThe Emory-Morehouse Partnership to Reduce CV DisparitiesU01HL079156 · NHLBI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI QUYYUMI, ARSHED A · 2004 to 2008
$3.1MStress-reduction in African Americans with metabolic synU01HL079214 · NHLBI · MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI LAPU-BULA, · 2004 to 2008
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Abstract
backgroundFood deserts (FD), neighborhoods defined as low-income areas with low access to healthy food, are a public health concern. We evaluated the impact of living in FD on cardiovascular risk factors and subclinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) with the hypothesis that people living in FD will have an unfavorable CVD risk profile. We further assessed whether the impact of FD on these measures is driven by area income, individual household income, or area access to healthy food. METHODS AND
resultsWe studied 1421 subjects residing in the Atlanta metropolitan area who participated in the META-Health study (Morehouse and Emory Team up to Eliminate Health Disparities; n=712) and the Predictive Health study (n=709). Participants' zip codes were entered into the United States Food Access Research Atlas for FD status. Demographic data, metabolic profiles, hs-CRP (high-sensitivity C-reactive protein) levels, oxidative stress markers (glutathione and cystine), and arterial stiffness were evaluated. Mean age was 49.4 years, 38.5% male and 36.6% black. Compared with those not living in FD, subjects living in FD (n=187, 13.2%) had a higher prevalence of hypertension and smoking, higher body mass index, fasting glucose, and 10-year risk for CVD. They also had higher hs-CRP (
conclusionsAlthough living in FD is associated with a higher burden of cardiovascular risk factors and preclinical indices of CVD, these associations are mainly driven by area income and individual income rather than access to healthy food.
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