Abstract 23: Income Disparity and Utilization of Cardiovascular Preventive Care Services in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)

Background: Socioeconomic markers such as income level are associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the associations between income and utilization of CVD preventive services, such as receipt of lifestyle advice and screening for CVD risk factors in populations with and without established CVD are less well understood. Methods: We used data from the nationally representative Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (2006-2015). We included...