Why the study?
Understanding sociodemographic variation in the co-occurrence of cardiovascular disease risk factors is crucial for planning future prevention strategies.
Population
25036 general population participants aged 25-64 years in Finland
Comparison
Cardiovascular risk factor co-occurrence by education and marital status over time
Design
Repeated cross-sectional health examination surveys
Authors
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Persistent educational disparities in risk factor accumulation support targeted research; should not yet change practice.
Cardiovascular risk factor accumulation has decreased overall in Finland but remains disproportionately high among the least educated, highlighting the need for targeted public health interventions.
Paalanen et al. (2020) studied this question.
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