Table 2.
Racial and Gender Discrimination and Mean Cardiovascular Health Score across Settings by Gendered Race: CARDIA, Year 7 (1992–93)
| Black women | Black men | White women | White men | |||||
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| Settinga | Disc., %b | Mean (SD) CVH Scorec | Disc., % | Mean (SD) CVH Score | Disc., % | Mean (SD) CVH Score | Disc., % | Mean (SD) CVH Score |
| In public/on the street | 47.4 | 9.3 (1.7) | 40.1 | 9.5 (1.6) | 21.1 | 10.3 (1.5) | 8.3 | 9.9 (1.6) |
| Seeking a job | 31.6 | 9.4 (1.7) | 32.1 | 9.3 (1.6) | 3.2 | 10.3 (1.4) | 3.4 | 9.4 (1.6) |
| Seeking housing | 29.5 | 9.3 (1.7) | 31.2 | 9.2 (1.7) | 1.3 | 9.7 (1.8) | 1.1 | 9.8 (1.6) |
| At work | 38.7 | 9.4 (1.7) | 33.5 | 9.3 (1.6) | 5.7 | 10.3 (1.5) | 3.7 | 9.6 (2.0) |
| At school | 18.6 | 9.3 (1.7) | 15.1 | 9.5 (1.5) | 5.7 | 10.5 (1.3) | 2.6 | 9.5 (1.7) |
| Receiving medical care | 9.0 | 9.5 (1.6) | 7.4 | 9.3 (1.7) | <1.0 | 10.1 (1.5) | 1.0 | 8.8 (1.8) |
| By the police or courts | 26.9 | 9.4 (1.7) | 57.1 | 9.4 (1.7) | 2.1 | 9.2 (1.6) | 3.2 | 9.2 (1.6) |
| At home | 13.6 | 9.3 (1.8) | 7.9 | 9.1 (1.6) | 21.6 | 10.1 (1.5) | 5.0 | 9.7 (1.8) |
a
At year 7, discrimination “at home” was excluded from the race or color scale; “by the police or courts” and “getting housing” were excluded from the gender scale
b
Racial and gender discrimination simultaneously reported
c
Cardiovascular health scores are calculated based on data collected in year 7, using six components with a total possible 12 points: body mass index, total
cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, fasting glucose, smoking status, and physical activity. Higher scores indicate better health.