Who suffers during recessions? Economic downturns, job loss, and cardiovascular disease in older Americans.

ABSTRACT: Job loss in the years before retirement has been found to increase risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but some studies suggest that CVD mortality among older workers declines during recessions. We hypothesized that recessionary labor market conditions were associated with reduced CVD risk among persons who did not experience job loss and increased CVD risk among persons who lost their jobs. In our analyses, we used longitudinal, nationally representative data from Americans 50 years of age or older who were enrolled in the Health and Retirement Study and surveyed every 2 years from 1992 to 2010 about their employment status and whether they had experienced a stroke or myocardial infarction. To measure local labor market conditions, Health and Retirement Study data were linked to county

SUBMITTER: Noelke C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4751241 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature