Effects of Race and Gender Classifications on Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Estimates for Clinical Decision-Making in a Cohort of Black Transgender Women.
Tonia Poteat, Elle Lett, Ashleigh J Rich, Huijun Jiang, Andrea L Wirtz, Asa Radix, Sari L Reisner, Alexander B Harris, Jowanna Malone, William G La Cava, Catherine R Lesko, Kenneth H Mayer, Carl G Streed
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Abstract
Introduction: Despite their dynamic, socially constructed, and imprecise nature, both race and gender are included in common risk calculators used for clinical decision-making about statin therapy for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) prevention.
Methods and materials: We assessed the effect of manipulating six different race-gender categories on ASCVD risk scores among 90 Black transgender women.
Results: Risk scores varied by operationalization of race and gender and affected the proportion for whom statins were recommended.
Discussion: Race and gender are social constructs underpinning racialized and gendered health inequities. Their rote use in ASCVD risk calculators may reinforce and perpetuate existing inequities.