Less access to healthcare, as they are more likely to be poor
This means they start off on average in a worse state of health and then also receive worse care for CV
or indeed no care.
In the USA, having no health insurance can be the most dangerous "pre-existing condition"
whether you are poor & black or poor & white
e.g. This 17-yr-old with COVID died because of no health insurance
- legally a child, not even old enough to buy a beer:
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/17-year-old-dies-coronavirus-California-Lancaster-15161761.php
A 17-year-old Southern California boy who tested positive for coronavirus and died this week didn't have health insurance and was denied care at an urgent care center,
according to the mayor of Lancaster.
Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris confirmed the boy's death in a y*
and said the urgent care facility referred him to the local public hospital.
Hospitals cannot refuse treatment over payment in their emergency departments.
"En route to AV Hospital, he went into cardiac arrest,"the mayor said. "They were able to revive him and keep him alive for about six hours.
But by the time he got there, it was too late."
Parris emphasized the need to practice social distancing and keep kids and teenagers home.
He said the incident is a reminder that once a coronavirus patient goes into respiratory issues and has trouble breathing and a fever,
it's important to call a doctor immediately.
"He'd been sick for a few days.
He had no previous health conditions," the mayor said.
"The Friday before he died, he was healthy. He was socializing with his friends. By Wednesday, he was dead."