The burden of heart disease among North Carolina adults with disabilities
Herrick, H.W.B.; Luken, K.J.
North Carolina Medical Journal 73(6): 499-503
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-2559 PMID: 23617172 Document Number: 656202
Data from the North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey show that, from 2005-2010, cardiovascular disease (CVD) was approximately 3 times more prevalent among adults with disabilities than among those without disabilities. Likelihood of having multiple CVD risk factors was also increased. Early intervention to prevent CVD in people with disabilities is warranted.