decreased cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality risk. We examined adult socioeconomic
mobility measured by household income in relation to CVD mortality risk among older
adults. METHODS: Data from 2691 (nmen= 1157; nwomen= 1534) Alameda County Study
respondents in 1994 were used in these analyses. Latent growth curve models were used to
identify income patterns from 1965 to 1994. RESULTS: Income patterns were categorized as …