Unfavorable Health-Related Social Needs Associated With Lower Cardiovascular Health Scores

AJMC November 25, 2024
Brooke McCormick

Key Takeaways

• Unfavorable HRSNs, such as unemployment and food insecurity, are linked to lower cardiovascular health among US adults.
• The study used NHANES data to explore associations between HRSNs and Life’s Essential 8 metrics, revealing a correlation with CVH.
• Higher numbers of unfavorable HRSNs were associated with increased prevalence of low CVH and decreased prevalence of high CVH.
• The study’s cross-sectional nature limits causal interpretation, but findings support multipronged approaches to enhance CVH through community interventions and policies.

Adults with more unfavorable health-related social needs, such as unemployment or food insecurity, had a higher prevalence of low cardiovascular health, highlighting the importance of addressing social determinants to improve population health.

Adults with more unfavorable health-related social needs (HRSNs)...

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