Tag: Economic Status
City-Level Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tied to Lower Youth BMI
Findings seen for youths living in four California cities versus controls in 40 cities with similar demographics
Study Looks at Impact of Incentivizing Smoking Cessation in Addition to Usual Care
Incentivizing smoking cessation increases cessation through 12 weeks, but not at 26 weeks, when missing data are treated as smoking
Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Diseases Set to Increase
Annual inflation-adjusted health care costs of cardiovascular risk factors projected to triple between 2020 and 2050
Gains in Heart Health Only Experienced by Higher-Income Populations
10-year risk for cardiovascular disease remained stagnant at >8 percent for U.S. adults with the lowest incomes in 1988 to 2018
Childhood Cancer Survivors Face Socioeconomic Difficulties
Less likely to complete higher levels of education and have lower rates of marriage and parenthood
Neighborhood Poverty in Childhood Increases Risk for Death by Unnatural Causes
Neighborhood public assistance in early childhood associated with an increased risk for death by unnatural causes through midadulthood
Inflammation, Poverty Have Synergistic Effect on Mortality
Individuals with elevated C-reactive protein at 1.0 mg/dL and poverty had a greater risk for 15-year all-cause mortality
Negative Wealth Shock Linked to Accelerated Cognitive Decline
Associations with accelerated cognitive decline and increased dementia risk were seen for White participants, those younger than 65 years
Cardiac Rehabilitation Use Low in Distressed Communities
However, participation is universally tied to clinical benefits
Low Neighborhood Opportunity Tied to ED Visits for Asthma in Young Children
Neighborhoods with improved socioeconomic and educational opportunity have lower rates of asthma-related emergency visits