UCLA researchers report ethnic disparities in life expectancy
Minority Diabetes Reports Tuesday, February 28th, 2012LA Health Examiner: Robin Wulffson, M.D. LIFE EXPECTANCY | FEBRUARY 24, 2012.
A new UCLA study reported on February 23 by a UCLA-led group of researchers reported that not only discrepancies in life expectancy were found between Caucasians and Africans but also that these discrepancies varied between states. They reported their findings in the February edition of the peer-reviewed journal Health Services Research.
The researchers found that, on the average, Caucasian males lived approximately seven years longer than African American males and that the area where the discrepancies were greatest was in Washington, DC. However, they were surprised to find that discrepancies between the two groups varied significantly between states. In addition, in states where the disparity was the least, it was not because African Americans were living longer, rather it was because Caucasians were dying younger. Read More
