Differing First Year Mortality Rates of Term Births to White, African-American, and Mexican-American US-Born and Foreign-Born Mothers

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 1776-1783 ◽  
Author(s):  
James W. Collins ◽  
Gayle R. Soskolne ◽  
Kristin M. Rankin ◽  
Amanda C. Bennett
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
First Year ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Term Births

scholarly journals Disparate Post-Neonatal Mortality Rates of African-American and Mexican-American Infants: A Challenge for Epidemiologic Research

1999 ◽  
Vol 45 (4, Part 2 of 2) ◽  
pp. 105A-105A
Author(s):  
Ellen Papacek ◽  
Aimee Drolet ◽  
Nancy Schulte ◽  
James W Collins
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Neonatal Mortality ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Epidemiologic Research

Effect of selenium supplementation on survival, liveweight and wool weight of young sheep on Kangaroo Island, South Australia

1979 ◽  
Vol 19 (101) ◽  
pp. 689 ◽  
Author(s):  
SK Walker ◽  
GP Hall ◽  
DH Smith ◽  
RW Ponzoni ◽  
GJ Judson
Keyword(s):  
Total Dose ◽  
Whole Blood ◽  
Sodium Selenite ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Selenium Concentration ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Selenium Supplementation ◽  
First Year ◽  
Weaning Weight ◽  
Fleece Weight

The responses in liveweight, wool weight and survival, to selenium supplementation, were studied in young sheep from weaning to yearling age. The experiment was conducted over three years. In the first year, one sodium selenite supplementation rate was used (total dose 46.5 mg). During the following two years two supplementation rates were administered (total doses 46.5 mg and 93 mg). Mean concentrations of selenium in whole blood in unsupplemented sheep varied from 0.19-0.56 pmol l-l and from 0.20-0.44 pmol l-1 in the two years in which concentrations were measured. Supplementation, which commenced at lamb marking, increased the selenium concentration in sheep at weaning and thereafter. Selenium supplementation improved the break-of-season weight (P < 0.01) and yearling weight (P < 0.01 ) but not weaning weight (0.05 < P < 0.1 ). Hogget fleece weight was improved (P < 0.01 ) and mortality reduced (P < 0.01) by selenium supplementation. There was a treatment x year interaction in mortality rates (P < 0.01 ). There were no significant differences between the two supplementation rates

Comparison of Mortality Rates between Italian and Foreign-born Patients with Alcohol Use Disorders

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Raimondo Maria Pavarin ◽  
Angelo Fioritti ◽  
Chiara Fabbri ◽  
Samantha Sanchini ◽  
Diana De Ronchi
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Alcohol Use Disorders ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Foreign Born

scholarly journals Cardiovascular and Metabolic Risk in Women in the First Year Postpartum: Allostatic Load as a Function of Race, Ethnicity, and Poverty Status

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (10) ◽  
pp. 1079-1089 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madeleine U. Shalowitz ◽  
Christine Dunkel Schetter ◽  
Marianne M. Hillemeier ◽  
Vernon M. Chinchilli ◽  
Emma K. Adam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Child Health ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Allostatic Load ◽  
White Women ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
First Year

Objective Allostatic load (AL) represents multisystem physiological “wear-and-tear” reflecting emerging chronic disease risk. We assessed AL during the first year postpartum in a diverse community sample with known health disparities. Study Design The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development Community Child Health Network enrolled 2,448 predominantly low-income African-American, Latina, and White women immediately after delivery of liveborn infants at ≥20 weeks' gestation, following them over time with interviews, clinical measures, and biomarkers. AL at 6 and 12 months postpartum was measured by body mass index, waist:hip ratio, blood pressure, pulse, hemoglobin A1c, high-sensitive C-reactive protein, total cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein, and diurnal cortisol slope. Results Adverse AL health-risk profiles were significantly more prevalent among African-American women compared with non-Hispanic Whites, with Latinas intermediate. Breastfeeding was protective, particularly for White women. Complications of pregnancy were associated with higher AL, and disparities persisted or worsened through the first year postpartum. Conclusion Adverse AL profiles occurred in a substantial proportion of postpartum women, and disparities did not improve from birth to 1 year. Breastfeeding was protective for the mother.

scholarly journals The Ramifications of Covid-19 Within the African American Community

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 15-26
Author(s):  
Libby Goodman ◽  
Fayetta Lake ◽  
Chinyere Maureen Ndu
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
African American Community ◽  
Current Policy ◽  
African American Culture ◽  
African American Population ◽  
General Article ◽  
Perceived Reasons ◽  
Healthcare Leaders

The coronavirus (Covid-19) perplexed many aspects of everyday life. Sadly, Covid-19 took a greater toll on African Americans. As Covid-19 developed, medical professionals, health care authorities, and advocates recognized several day-to-day living situations and intrinsic medical conditions that distressed African Americans with higher mortality rates during the pandemic. It is imperative that healthcare leaders understand the ramifications that have occurred and that may continue to surface from the Covid-19 affliction, which could be utilized to adjust and amend current policy surrounding the adversely affected African American population. We explored several substantial questions regarding this pandemic: the perceived reasons for the vast impact of Covid-19 within the African American culture; and what recommendations are needed to aid healthcare leaders in the fight against Covid-19 within the African American community. There are six ramifications that the authors address in this general article, including- employment, poverty, deaths, mental illness, and distrust. We offer suggestions to implement, prevent, and educate the African American public to circumvent these ramifications for present and future pandemics.

scholarly journals Exploring the Relationship Between Campus Climate and Minority Stress in African American College Students

JCSCORE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isaac Clark ◽  
Donald Mitchell, Jr.
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Students Of Color ◽  
Campus Climate ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
First Year ◽  
African American College Students ◽  
Color Experience ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
The Social

During recent decades, there has been a growth in research exploring the social experiences of African American students attending institutions of higher education. Research that examines minority stress suggests that students of color experience cognitive stressors specific to their racial identity or status as minorities on campus. Many studies have expanded on this knowledge in terms of academic achievement, retention, and adjustment to campus during the first year. The present study explored the concept of minority stress in relation to campus climate and the mental health of African American college students. The participants in this study consisted of eight college students from a predominantly White Midwestern university who identified as African American. Utilizing one-on-one interviews, the students discussed their experiences on campus, their perceptions of campus climate, the stress they experienced as students of color, and how these aspects may have contributed to symptoms of depression and anxiety. Information shared by the students indicated that campus climate and minority stress are closely associated with one another, especially when considering the racial status of the students. While students described feeling stress, discomfort, and burden due to campus climate and minority stress, the investigators were unable to determine if the symptoms described were, in fact, due to anxiety or depression.

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