Impact of Cardiovascular Diseases based on income

The research reveals that the top 20% of high-income, college-educated Americans have far lower rates of cardiovascular disease than the rest of the population—disparities that have widened over the past two decades. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of illness and death in the US, but this emerging research highlights diverging trends; the remaining 80% of the population continues to face higher risks, reflecting the nation’s growing income gap.

Statistical models showed that low-income non-college graduates had 6.34 times the odds of congestive heart failure, 2.11 times the odds of angina, 2.32 times the odds of a heart attack, and 3.17 times the odds of a stroke, compared with their wealthier, college-educated peers.

From University of Washington Newsroom.  Full study (PDF)