Marital status and occupation in relation to short-term case fatality after a first coronary event--a population based cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although marital status and low occupation level has been associated with mortality, the relationship with case fatality rates (CFR) after a coronary event (CE) is unclear. This study explored whether incidence of CE and short-term CFR differ between groups defined in terms of marital status and occupation, and if this could be explained by biological and life-style risk factors.

Methods

Population-based cohort study of 33,224 subjects (67% men), aged 27 to 61 years, without history of myocardial infarction, who were enrolled between 1974 and 1992. Incidence of CE, and CFR (death during the first day or within 28 days after CE, including out-of-hospital deaths) was examined over a mean follow-up of 21 years.

Results

A total of 3,035 men (6.0 per 1000 person

SUBMITTER: Gerward S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2874781 | biostudies-literature | 2010 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature