Trends in Income Inequities in Cardiovascular Health Among US Adults, 1988-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mean cardiovascular health has improved over the past several decades in the United States, but it is unclear whether the benefit is shared equitably. This study examined 30-year trends in cardiovascular health using a suite of income equity metrics to provide a comprehensive picture of cardiovascular income equity.

Methods

The study evaluated data from the 1988-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Survey groupings were stratified by poverty-to-income ratio (PIR) category, and the mean predicted 10-year risk of a major cardiovascular event or death based on the pooled cohort equations (PCE) was calculated (10-year PCE risk). Equity metrics including the relative and absolute concentration indices and the achievement index-metrics that assess both

SUBMITTER: Brownell NK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11104495 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature