Low income associated with worse cardiovascular health in middle-aged adults

1. In this cross-sectional study, low-income middle-aged adults in the United States had increased rates of hypertension, diabetes, and cigarette use than their higher-income counterparts over the past two decades. 2. The prevalence of hypertension increased in low-income middle-aged adults while that of diabetes and obesity increased in their higher-income counterparts during the same period.

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