Socioeconomic inequality and peripheral artery disease prevalence in US adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lower socioeconomic status is associated with cardiovascular disease. We sought to determine whether there is a higher prevalence of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in individuals with lower socioeconomic status.

Methods and results

We analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999 to 2004. PAD was defined based on an ankle.brachial index .0.90. Measures of socioeconomic status included poverty.income ratio,a ratio of self-reported income relative to the poverty line, and attained education level. Of 6791 eligible participants,overall weighted prevalence of PAD was 5.8% (SE, 0.3). PAD prevalence was significantly higher in individuals with low income and lower education. Individuals in the lowest of the 6 poverty.income ratio categori

SUBMITTER: Pande RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4219271 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature