Life-course socioeconomic differences and social mobility in preventable and non-preventable mortality: a study of Swedish twins.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Despite advances in life expectancy, low socioeconomic status is associated with a shorter lifespan. This study was conducted to investigate socioeconomic differences in mortality by comparing preventable with non-preventable causes of death in 39 506 participants from the Swedish Twin Registry born before 1935. METHODS:Childhood social class, own education, own social class and social mobility were used as separate indicators of socioeconomic status. These data were linked to the Swedish Cause of Death Register. Cause of death was categorized as preventable or non-preventable mortality according to indicators presented in the Avoidable Mortality in the European Union (AMIEHS) atlas. Using Cox proportional hazard models, we tested the association between the socioeconomic measur

SUBMITTER: Ericsson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6857748 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature