Study finds that eight factors put Black adults at greater risk of early death TheLancet
, softer indicators that can speak to a person's social support network, stability or job quality.
Having just one unfavorable social determinant of health was found to double a person's chances of an early death. With six or more, a person has eight times higher risk of premature mortality. Bundy agreed, adding that the findings explain how"structural racism and discrimination lead to worse social risk factors, which may lead to premature death."
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