Open AccessA Heavy Burden: The Cardiovascular Health Consequences of Having a Family Member Incarcerated
Author(s) -
Hedwig Lee,
Christopher Wildeman,
Emily A. Wang,
Niki Matusko,
James S. Jackson
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2013.301504
Subject(s) - medicine , behavioral risk factor surveillance system , odds ratio , family member , obesity , confidence interval , national health interview survey , odds , gerontology , stroke (engine) , diabetes mellitus , cross sectional study , demography , environmental health , logistic regression , family medicine , population , mechanical engineering , pathology , sociology , engineering , endocrinology
We examined the association of family member incarceration with cardiovascular risk factors and disease by gender.