Table 1.
Total CVD deaths.
| Valid N | Total CVD Deaths Beta Coefficient (95% CI) |
p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted | Adjusted | |||
| Blood Pressure Non-Adherence * (∆1%) | 3192 | 6.82 (6.20–7.44) | 7.13 (6.34–7.92) | <0.001 |
| Diuretic Non-Adherence (∆1%) | 3211 | 7.50 (6.80–8.21) | ||
| RAAS Non-Adherence (∆1%) | 3211 | 8.36 (7.52–9.20) | ||
| Insured (∆1%) | 3132 | 4.66 (3.99–5.33) | −3.33 (−3.99 to −2.67) | <0.001 |
| Medicaid-Eligible (∆1%) | 2915 | 5.95 (5.58–6.32) | 0.85 (0.36–1.33) | 0.001 |
| No High School (∆1%) | 3211 | 5.57 (5.11–6.03) | ||
| No College (∆1%) | 3211 | 5.90 (5.57–6.24) | 2.94 (2.44–3.43) | <0.001 |
| Female Head of Household (∆1%) | 3211 | 4.94 (4.46–5.42) | 1.38 (0.76–2.00) | <0.001 |
| Food Benefits (∆1%) | 3132 | 7.46 (7.09–7.83) | ||
| Median Home Value † (∆1%) | 3209 | −0.61 (−0.65 to −0.57) | −0.26 (−0.31 to −0.21) | <0.001 |
| Median Household Income † (∆1%) | 3132 | −4.52 (−4.76 to −4.29) | ||
| Income Inequality ‡ (∆1SD) | 3211 | 19.47 (15.62–23.31) | 8.97 (5.09–12.84) | <0.001 |
| Poverty (∆1%) | 3132 | 8.86 (8.42–9.30) | 0.86 (0.08–1.64) | 0.03 |
| Unemployment (∆1%) | 3210 | 7.19 (5.54–8.84) | ||
Note: Adjusted N = 2897 counties. All unadjusted estimates are significant at p < 0.001. * Non-adherence defined as patients covered with medications <80% of total days. † Median Home Value and Household Income measured in thousands of $ (USD). ‡ Income Inequality based on the Gini coefficient, which summarizes dispersion of income across entire income distribution, with a range from 0 (perfect equality) to 1 (perfect inequality).