Association Between Family Income, Subclinical Myocardial Injury, and Cardiovascular Mortality in the General Population
Sneha Chebrolu,
Richard Kazibwe,
Elsayed Z. Soliman
Abstract:IntroductionBoth low family income and subclinical myocardial injury (SCMI) are risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. However, the impact of their joint association on CVD mortality is unclear.MethodsThis analysis from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey included 6805 participants (age 59.1 ± 13.4 years, 52.3% women, and 49.8% White) free of CVD at baseline. Family income was assessed using the poverty‐income ratio (PIR) and categorized into low (PIR < 1), middle (P… Show more
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