Effects of Race and Gender Classifications on Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Estimates for Clinical Decision-Making in a Cohort of Black Transgender Women.
Tonia C PoteatElle LettAshleigh J RichHuijun JiangAndrea L WirtzAsa RadixSari L ReisnerAlexander B HarrisJowanna MaloneWilliam G La CavaCatherine R LeskoKenneth H MayerCarl G StreedPublished in: Health equity (2023)
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.