Living in areas with higher rates of gun violence may increase the risk of dying from stress-related cardiovascular disease, according to new research from University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers.
The study, which analyzed data from six Michigan counties between 2017 and 2021, found that for every 10 additional firearm incidents per year in a census tract, residents had a 1.6% higher chance of dying from cardiovascular disease linked to stress. This association held true even when researchers accounted for individual factors like age, race/ethnicity, gender, education, and tobacco use, as well as community-level factors like poverty level and whether an area was urban or rural.
Read the full article published by U-M’s School of Public Health
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