Decomposition of Socioeconomic Inequality in Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence in the Adult Population: A Cohort-based Cross-sectional Study in Northwest Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality is increasing in developing countries. This study aimed to decompose the socioeconomic inequality of CVD in Iran.

Methods

This cross-sectional population-based study was conducted on 20 519 adults who enrolled in the Ardabil Non-Communicable Disease cohort study. Principal component analysis and multivariable logistic regression were used, respectively, to estimate socioeconomic status and to describe the relationships between CVD prevalence and the explanatory variables. The relative concentration index, concentration curve, and Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition model were used to measure and decompose the socioeconomic inequality.

Results

The overall age-adjusted prevalence of CVD was 8.4% in northwest Ir

SUBMITTER: Pourfarzi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9201090 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature