Education and Mortality in the Rome Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A large body of evidence supports an inverse association between socioeconomic status and mortality. We analysed data from a large cohort of residents in Rome followed-up between 2001 and 2012 to assess the relationship between individual education and mortality. We distinguished five causes of death and investigated the role of age, gender, and birthplace.

Methods

From the Municipal Register we enrolled residents of Rome on October 21st 2001 and collected information on educational level attained from the 2001 Census. We selected Italian citizens aged 30-74 years and followed-up their vital status until 2012 (n = 1,283,767), identifying the cause of death from the Regional Mortality Registry. We calculated hazard ratios (HRs) for overall and cause-specific mortal

SUBMITTER: Cacciani L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4572712 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature