Heterogeneity in disparities by income in cardiovascular risk factors across 209 US metropolitan areas.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The United States has a lower life expectancy and wider income inequality than its similarly developed counterparts, and disparities continue to widen. The objective of our study is to examine the heterogeneity of disparities by income in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among U.S. metropolitan areas.

Methods

Data was obtained from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for 2012-2019. We used self-reported data for respondent characteristics and for CVD risk factors/prevalence, and on metropolitan-level demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. We computed the relative index of inequality (RII) for each outcome using a multilevel Poisson model, sequentially adjusted for age, sex, and race/ethnicity with a random slope for income. We also inclu

SUBMITTER: Kundrick J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11541419 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature