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Comparative Study
. 2013 Jul;7(4 Suppl):58S-67S.
doi: 10.1177/1557988313484960. Epub 2013 Apr 21.

The effects of race, ethnicity, and mood/anxiety disorders on the chronic physical health conditions of men from a national sample

Vicki Johnson-Lawrence  1 , Derek M Griffith, Daphne C Watkins
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Comparative Study

The effects of race, ethnicity, and mood/anxiety disorders on the chronic physical health conditions of men from a national sample

Vicki Johnson-Lawrence et al. Am J Mens Health. 2013 Jul.

Abstract

Racial/ethnic differences in health are evident among men. Previous work suggests associations between mental and physical health but few studies have examined how mood/anxiety disorders and chronic physical health conditions covary by age, race, and ethnicity among men. Using data from 1,277 African American, 629 Caribbean Black, and 371 non-Hispanic White men from the National Survey of American Life, we examined associations between race/ethnicity and experiencing one or more chronic physical health conditions in logistic regression models stratified by age and 12-month mood/anxiety disorder status. Among men <45 years without mood/anxiety disorders, Caribbean Blacks had lower odds of chronic physical health conditions than Whites. Among men aged 45+ years with mood/anxiety disorders, African Americans had greater odds of chronic physical health conditions than Whites. Future studies should explore the underlying causes of such variation and how studying mental and chronic physical health problems together may help identify mechanisms that underlie racial disparities in life expectancy among men.

Keywords: chronic physical health conditions; comorbidities; ethnicity; mental health; race.

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