ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2021
Association of Social Network Characteristics With Cardiovascular Health and Coronary Artery Calcium in South Asian Adults in the United States: The MASALA Cohort Study.
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- The Role of Family Social Networks in Cardiovascular Health Behaviors Among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2023Review
- Cardiovascular Health by Life's Essential 8 and Associations With Coronary Artery Calcium in South Asian American Adults in the MASALA Study.The American journal of cardiology · 2023Article
- Influence of the Social Environment on Ideal Cardiovascular Health.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2023Article
- Association of American Identity with Cardiovascular Health in South Asian Americans: The MASALA Study.Journal of Asian health · 2023Article
- Knowledge Gaps, Challenges, and Opportunities in Health and Prevention Research for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders: A Report From the 2021 National Institutes of Health Workshop.Annals of internal medicine · 2022Article
- Association of Social Network Characteristics With Cardiovascular Health and Coronary Artery Calcium in South Asian Adults in the United States: The MASALA Cohort Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021Article
- Examining Between-Group Differences in Social Network Density and High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein in Older Adults: Implications for the Hispanic Mortality Paradox.Psychosomatic medicineArticle
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Abstract
Background South Asian adults have worse cardiovascular health (CVH) and more coronary artery calcium compared with other race/ethnicities. The impact of the social environment has not been examined as a potential driver of CVH or coronary artery calcium in this population. We evaluated associations of social network characteristics with CVH and coronary artery calcium in South Asian American adults to inform strategies for CVH promotion in this at-risk population. Methods and Results Using data from the MASALA (Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America) cohort study, multinomial and multivariable logistic regression were used to evaluate associations of participant social network size and density, proportion of network who are kin or South Asian ethnicity and reported health of participant's identified social network members ("alters"), with participant CVH and presence of coronary artery calcium. The 699 MASALA participants included were mean age 59.2 (SD, 9.2) years and 42.9% women. After adjustment, a 1-person larger social network size was associated with 13% higher odds of ideal CVH (odds ratio [OR], 1.13; 95% CI, 1.01-1.27). Reporting an alter with high blood pressure was associated with lower odds of ideal CVH (OR, 0.51; 95% CI, 0.29-0.88), and reporting an alter with high cholesterol was associated with lower odds of ideal CVH (OR, 0.54; 95% CI, 0.30-0.94). Conclusions Social network characteristics are associated with CVH in South Asian American adults. Engaging social networks may help promote CVH in this population.
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