Socioeconomic deprivation and the incidence of 12 cardiovascular diseases in 1.9 million women and men: implications for risk prediction and prevention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent experimental evidence suggests that socioeconomic characteristics of neighbourhoods influence cardiovascular health, but observational studies which examine deprivation across a wide range of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are lacking.

Methods

Record-linkage cohort study of 1.93 million people to examine the association between small-area socioeconomic deprivation and 12 CVDs. Health records covered primary care, hospital admissions, a myocardial infarction registry and cause-specific mortality in England (CALIBER). Patients were aged ≥30 years and were initially free of CVD. Cox proportional hazard models stratified by general practice were used.

Findings

During a median follow-up of 5.5 years 114,859 people had one of 12 initial CVD presentations.

SUBMITTER: Pujades-Rodriguez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4140710 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature