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Individuals released from jail are more likely to have uncontrolled cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors than those released from prison, a new Yale-led study finds.
A team led by Jenerius Aminawung, MD, of the Yale Department of Internal Medicine and the SEICHE Center for Health and Justice, examined data from 471 individuals released from incarceration with CVD risk factors. Participants were disproportionately low-income (91%) and disproportionately from racially minoritized groups (79%).
Researchers found over half of the all recently incarcerated participants (54%) had at least one uncontrolled risk factor for CVD at baseline. Using the American Heart Association's 'Life's Essential 8' checklist, the Yale-led team found that those released from jail, compared with prison, had lower scores for smoking and blood pressure control on average and increased odds of having at least one uncontrolled CVD risk factor. Continue reading >>>
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