Ideal Cardiovascular Health Among American Adults After the Economic Recession of 2008-2009: Insights from NHANES.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The economic recession of 2008-2009 resulted in unprecedented employment and economic losses leading to deterioration of cardiovascular health. We examined the trends in ideal cardiovascular health as measured by the American Heart Association's (AHA's) Life's Simple 7 metric during the periods of economic recession and subsequent economic recovery.

Methods

Data on adults ages ≥20 years from the NHANES from economic-recession (2007-2010) and post-recession (2011-2016) periods was analyzed. The AHA's Life's Simple 7 score of 10-14 was used to classify ideal cardiovascular health status. Socioeconomic status was divided into 3 categories: high, middle, and low based on education and income status. Multivariable linear and logistic regression models including demogra

SUBMITTER: Patel N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7048007 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature