People Earning Less Than $35,000 Per Year More Likely To Have Clogged Neck Arteries

People earning less than $35,000 per year were 15% more likely to have carotid artery stenosis (clogged arteries) than people with higher earnings, a leading cause of stroke, according to a recent analysis of electronic health records for more than 200,000 people participating in the National Institute of Heath’s All of Us Research Program. Carotid artery stenosis is a narrowing of the large arteries on either side of the neck. Known risk factors include high cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking, and diabetes.

Of the participants, 2.7% had been diagnosed with carotid artery stenosis. Within this group . . .