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Health and social issues associated with racial, ethnic, and cultural disparities
- Authors:
- JOHNSON Jerry C., SMITH Nancy H.
- Journal article citation:
- Generations, 26(3), 2002, pp.25-32.
- Publisher:
- American Society on Aging
Health outcomes, whether measured by relative incidence of death, disease, or disability, are disproportionately unfavourable among older ethnic people. African Americans experience more hypertension, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and end-stage renal disease than white Americans. In addition, African Americans have an increased incidence of certain cancers and have lower overall five-year cancer survival rates. One consequence of the disparities in disease rates is a more rapid decline in functional status with advancing age of African Americans compared to older whites. In contrast, whites and Asian Americans have higher rates of steoporosis and osteoporosis-related fractures.Even more alarming are data demonstrating differences in access and quality of care for white versus nonwhite patients.