Developing a gender measure and examining its association with cardiovascular diseases incidence: a 28-year prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Examining gender (socio-cultural) in addition to sex (biological) is required to untangle socio-cultural characteristics contributing to inequities within or between sexes. This study aimed to develop a gender measure including four gender dimensions and examine the association between this gender measure and CVD incidence, across sexes.

Methods

A cohort of 9188 white-collar workers (49.9% females) in the Quebec region was recruited in 1991-1993 and follow-up was carried out 28 years later for CVD incidence. Data collection involved a self-administered questionnaire and extraction of medical-administrative CVD incident cases. Cox proportional models allowed calculations of ha

SUBMITTER: Gilbert-Ouimet M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11520886 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature