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Health Insurance Status as a Barrier to Ideal Cardiovascular Health for U.S. Adults: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

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  • Michael A McClurkin
  • Leah Rae Yingling
  • Colby Ayers
  • Rebecca Cooper-McCann
  • Visakha Suresh
  • Ann Nothwehr
  • Debbie S Barrington
  • Tiffany M Powell-Wiley

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Background: Little is known about the association between cardiovascular (CV) health and health insurance status. We hypothesized that U.S. adults without health insurance coverage would have a lower likelihood of ideal cardiovascular health. Methods and Results: Using National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data from 2007–2010, we examined the relationship between health insurance status and ideal CV health in U.S. adults aged ≥19 years and

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  • Michael A McClurkin & Leah Rae Yingling & Colby Ayers & Rebecca Cooper-McCann & Visakha Suresh & Ann Nothwehr & Debbie S Barrington & Tiffany M Powell-Wiley, 2015. "Health Insurance Status as a Barrier to Ideal Cardiovascular Health for U.S. Adults: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(11), pages 1-14, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0141534
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141534
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