Relationship of socioeconomic status to arterial stiffness: comparison between medical aid beneficiaries and National Health Insurance beneficiaries.

CONCLUSIONS: The baPWV values were significantly higher in MA beneficiaries than in NHI beneficiaries. The result of this study provides additional evidence on the association between low socioeconomic status and arterial stiffening.
PMID: 32391565 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: American Journal of Hypertension - May 10, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kim HL, Lee JY, Lim WH, Seo JB, Kim SH, Zo ZH, Kim MA Tags: Am J Hypertens Source Type: research