Income disparity and utilization of cardiovascular preventive care services among U.S. adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

: Associations between income disparity and utilization of cardiovascular disease (CVD) preventive care services, such as receipt of lifestyle advice and screening for CVD risk factors in populations with and without CVD, are not well understood. The purpose of this study was to evaluate associations between income and utilization of CVD-preventive services among U.S. adults.

Methods

: We included adults ≥18 years with and without CVD from the 2006 to 2015 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. We categorized participants as high-income (>400% of federal poverty level [FPL]), middle income (200-400% of FPL), low-income (125-200% of FPL) and very low (VL)-income (<125% of FPL). We used logistic regression to compare the likelihood of receiving CVD-preventive services by

SUBMITTER: Shahu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8593567 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature