Association of Neighborhood Disadvantage With Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Events Among Refugees in Denmark.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Refugees are among the most disadvantaged individuals in society, and they often have elevated risks of cardiovascular risk factors and events. Evidence is limited regarding factors that may worsen cardiovascular health among this vulnerable group.

Objective

To test the hypothesis that refugee placement in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods is associated with increased cardiovascular risk.

Design, setting, and participants

The study population of this quasi-experimental, registry-based cohort study included 49 305 adults 18 years and older who came to Denmark as refugees from other countries during the years of Denmark's refugee dispersal policy from 1986 to 1998. Refugees were dispersed to neighborhoods with varying degrees of socioeconomic disa

SUBMITTER: Hamad R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7442927 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature