Inflammation and poverty as individual and combined predictors of 15-year mortality risk in middle aged and older adults in the US
Arch G. Mainous,
Frank A. Orlando,
Lu Yin
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundChronic systemic inflammation and poverty are both linked to an increased mortality risk. The goal of this study was to determine if there is a synergistic effect of the presence of inflammation and poverty on the 15-year risk of all-cause, heart disease and cancer mortality among US adults.MethodsWe analyzed the nationally representative National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999 to 2002 with linked records to the National Death Index through the date December 31, 2019. Among adu… Show more
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