Area deprivation and premature cardiovascular mortality: a nationwide population-based study in South Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Regional disparities in cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden exist. The effect of area deprivation, one of the possible explanations, still needs to be fully understood. This population-based study investigated the association between Area Deprivation Index (ADI) and CVD-related premature death.

Methods

ADI was derived from 10 socioeconomic indicators in 250 South Korean municipalities using the 2020 Population and Housing Census data. Mortality rates for CVD and its subtypes, namely ischaemic heart diseases, other heart diseases and cerebrovascular diseases, in adults under 65 years were directly standardised by sex and age, referencing the total population structure. Municipalities were categorised by urbanicity, and adjustments for the number of hospitals and ge

SUBMITTER: Kim E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11812902 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature