Police‐Recorded Crime and Disparities in Obesity and Blood Pressure Status in Chicago

BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to examine associations between several types of police‐recorded crime (violent, nonviolent, and homicide) and cardiometabolic health (obesity and elevated blood pressure [BP]), and to determine if associations were modified by age and sex. Methods and Results...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth L. Tung, Kristen E. Wroblewski, Kelly Boyd, Jennifer A. Makelarski, Monica E. Peek, Stacy Tessler Lindau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.008030