Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of racial disparities in mortality between Black and white people in the United States. New research from the University of Chicago Medicine suggests that parental incarceration may be contributing to these health gaps.
anytime before the age of 18 had higher levels of hypertension and coronary disease biomarkers than people whose parents were not incarcerated. These results indicate that mass incarceration may have transgenerational health consequences.
"There was very little data on its association with cardiovascular risks," said Elizabeth Tung, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at UChicago and the lead author on the study."We set out to fill that gap in understanding."between the ages of 33 and 44 in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health —a robust, nationally representative dataset. They found that a staggering 14.1% of all participants and 21.
"From a societal perspective, it's important to consider our approach to incarceration in the U.S. and how racial disparities in incarceration may be contributing to health disparities," said Tung. She pointed out that there are multiple areas where resources can prove helpful to families affected by incarceration.and public benefits, which may in turn be able to address some of the economic insecurities that often arise.
Tung said her group's findings should encourage health care practitioners to factor in the impact of parental incarceration, which is unfortunately prevalent at similar levels to other social determinants of health. However, she acknowledged that this line of inquiry may be less accepted due to the stigma currently associated with incarceration.
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