In Jones paper, I found the results very interesting, especially because overall living in majority Hispanic neighborhoods
was associated with higher air pollution exposures. As I read the paper I wondered about the race/ethnicity distribution in the different cities included (Forsyth County, New York, Baltimore, St. Paul, Chicago, and Los Angeles). Especially since white participants were recruited from all sites, but black participants were not recruited from Minnesota, Hispanics were only recruited in California, New York, and Minnesota, and Chinese participants were only recruited in Illinois and California. The authors do mention this as a limitation since they were unable to evaluate associations comparing all races/ethnicities in all cities. I kept thinking, as you mentioned, that including other cities that are highly segregated would be helpful in future studies.
was associated with higher air pollution exposures. As I read the paper I wondered about the race/ethnicity distribution in the different cities included (Forsyth County, New York, Baltimore, St. Paul, Chicago, and Los Angeles). Especially since white participants were recruited from all sites, but black participants were not recruited from Minnesota, Hispanics were only recruited in California, New York, and Minnesota, and Chinese participants were only recruited in Illinois and California. The authors do mention this as a limitation since they were unable to evaluate associations comparing all races/ethnicities in all cities. I kept thinking, as you mentioned, that including other cities that are highly segregated would be helpful in future studies.