Statin nonadherence in Latino and noncitizen neighborhoods in New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago, 2012-2016.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Latino adults, especially immigrants without citizenship (i.e., noncitizens), experience considerable barriers to health care, including medications. Inequitable access to medications, especially statins, may exacerbate disparities in cardiovascular disease. Despite this, little is known about medication nonadherence in Latino neighborhoods, especially those with large noncitizen populations.

Objectives

To estimate nonadherence to statins in Latino neighborhoods and evaluate differences on the basis of their noncitizen population.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study among 48,161 adults who lived in predominately Latino neighborhoods in New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago and who initiated statin therapy from January 2012 to December 2015 u

SUBMITTER: Guadamuz JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8273086 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature