Impact of Traditional and Novel Risk Factors on the Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Incident Cardiovascular Events
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Key result
Increasing education levels were associated with an 11% lower risk of incident cardiovascular events, even after adjusting for traditional and novel risk factors.
Why the study?
Does higher socioeconomic status reduce incident cardiovascular events in apparently healthy female health professionals?
Population
22,688 apparently healthy female health professionals
Comparison
Higher socioeconomic status vs Lower socioeconomic status
Design
Cohort, Endpoints Committee of physicians blinded to randomized treatment…
Follow-up
10 years
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Implication
Education-associated lower CVD risk persists after adjustment in women; leaves open mechanisms, causality, and intervention targets.
Structured PICO
Does higher socioeconomic status reduce incident cardiovascular events in apparently healthy female health professionals?
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Population
22,688 apparently healthy female health professionals
I
Intervention
Higher socioeconomic status (higher education and income levels)
C
Comparator
Lower socioeconomic status (lower education and income levels)
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Outcome
Incident cardiovascular events (composite of nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal ischemic stroke, cardiovascular death, and revascularization procedure)composite
Higher education is independently associated with a lower risk of incident cardiovascular events in women, an effect only partially explained by traditional and novel cardiovascular risk factors.
Limitations
- Participants were apparently healthy, middle-aged health professionals with a relatively narrow range of income and education, restricting generalizability.
- Relatively small number of women from various race/ethnic backgrounds limits the ability to evaluate the interrelation between race and gender on the SES-CVD gradient.
Cite This Study
Albert et al. (2006) studied this question. Increasing education levels were associated with an 11% lower risk of incident cardiovascular events, even after adjusting for traditional and novel risk factors.
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