Income Disparities and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Adolescents

Socioeconomic disparities in cardiovascular health among adults have been documented, but disparities during adolescence are less understood. In this study, we examined secular trends in cardiovascular risk factors and disparities among US adolescents. We analyzed NHANES data from 1999 to 2014, incl...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatrics (Evanston) 2018-11, Vol.142 (5), p.1
Hauptverfasser:	Jackson, Sandra L, Yang, Emily C, Zhang, Zefeng
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adolescent Health - trends Adolescents Adults Analysis Cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular diseases Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology Child Cross-Sectional Studies Data processing Diabetes mellitus Female Health aspects Health risks Health Status Disparities Humans Hypercholesterolemia Income - trends Income inequality Male Nutrient deficiency Obesity Pediatrics Poverty Prevalence Risk Assessment - methods Risk Factors Smoking Social aspects Social class Social classes Socioeconomic Factors Socioeconomics Teenagers United States - epidemiology Young Adult Youth
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Zusammenfassung:	Socioeconomic disparities in cardiovascular health among adults have been documented, but disparities during adolescence are less understood. In this study, we examined secular trends in cardiovascular risk factors and disparities among US adolescents. We analyzed NHANES data from 1999 to 2014, including 11 557 (4854 fasting) participants aged 12 to 19 years. To examine trends in cardiovascular risk factors, adolescents were stratified into 3 groups on the basis of family poverty-income ratio: low income (poverty-income ratio,
ISSN:	0031-4005 1098-4275
DOI:	10.1542/peds.2018-1089