Figure 2.

Overlapping Risk Factors for Circadian Rhythm Disruptions and Racial Disparities in Circadian health regarding Prostate Cancer Risk. The right-hand side of the Venn diagram describes environmental, structural, and health-related factors that contribute to the racial disparities in circadian health. Specifically, these factors disproportionately affect the AA population compared to other racial/ethnic groups. The left-hand side outlines the causes of circadian rhythm disruptions. The arrows inside the Venn diagram indicate that there is a bidirectional relationship between the causes of CRDs and social determinants of health. Taken together, the top half of the model illustrates how the African American population is disproportionately at risk for developing CRDs. The bottom half of the model focuses on the downstream effects of circadian rhythm disruption on prostate cancer, both in incidence and aggressiveness.