Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT: Background
Compared to coronary heart disease, heart failure, and stroke, the relationship between low socioeconomic status (SES) and peripheral artery disease (PAD) is less well established. We examined the association between SES and incidence of hospitalization with PAD and explored whether this association can be explained by traditional cardiovascular risk factors and healthcare access.Methods and results
A total of 12 517 participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study (1987-1989) with no prior PAD were examined. Individual-level SES was assessed from household income (low <$12 000/year, medium $12 000 to $24 999/year, and high ?$25 000/year [double to approximate to values in 2016]) and educational attainment (Conclusions
Low individual- and area-level SES are strong predictors of hospitalization with PAD, in part due to increased prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and poor access to care in these groups. Additional risk factors may also need to be identified and acted on to eliminate SES disparities in PAD hospitalization.
SUBMITTER: Vart P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5586404 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of the American Heart Association 20170810 8
<h4>Background</h4>Compared to coronary heart disease, heart failure, and stroke, the relationship between low socioeconomic status (SES) and peripheral artery disease (PAD) is less well established. We examined the association between SES and incidence of hospitalization with PAD and explored whether this association can be explained by traditional cardiovascular risk factors and healthcare access.<h4>Methods and results</h4>A total of 12 517 participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communit ...[more]