German Index of Socioeconomic Deprivation (GISD): Revision, update and applications.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Regional deprivation indices enable researchers to analyse associations between socioeconomic disadvantages and health outcomes even if the health data of interest does not include information on the individuals' socioeconomic position. This article introduces the recent revision of the German Index of Socioeconomic Deprivation (GISD) and presents associations with life expectancy as well as age-standardised cardiovascular mortality rates and cancer incidences as applications.

Methods

The GISD measures the level of socioeconomic deprivation using administrative data of education, employment, and income situations at the district and municipality level from the INKAR database. The indicators are weighted via principal component analyses. The regional distribution i

SUBMITTER: Michalski N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9768633 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature