0.6%), which is a com consequence of high blood pressure. The study examined data on 4,350 participants in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study, who were aged 18 to 30 when they were enrolled in the study in 1985-86. The participants' heart health factors were assessed at two, five, seven, 10, 15 and 20 years after the start of the study. "Former inmates were also more likely to lack treatment for their hypertension at the year seven examination (17% vs. 7% three to five years later) and were also more likely to have left ventricular hypertrophy (2% vs. The study found that former inmates were more likely to have high blood pressure as young adults than those who were never in prison (12% vs. The researchers also found that inmates have less access to regular medical care than the general population. Of the more than 4,000 participants, 288 (7%) reported being in prison one year prior to or two years after enrollment.

41%), and in each of the follow-up visits during the entire 20-year duration of the CARDIA study," wrote Dr.