Key result
Rural residence (OR 1.07; 95% CI 1.04-1.11), low income, and low education were significantly associated with higher odds of new-onset cardiovascular disease in cancer survivors.
Why the study?
Patients with cancer are predisposed to develop new-onset CVD, but whether rural residence and low socioeconomic status modify this risk remains unclear.
Do rural residence and low socioeconomic status increase the risk of new-onset cardiovascular disease in cancer survivors?
Cohort (n=81,418)
Yes
Do rural residence and low socioeconomic status increase the risk of new-onset cardiovascular disease in cancer survivors?
Odds Ratio: 1.07 (95% CI 1.04–1.11)
Absolute Event Rate: 32.3% vs 28.5%
p-value: p=< .001
In cancer survivors, rural residence and low socioeconomic status are independently associated with a higher risk of developing new-onset cardiovascular disease.
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Rural/low-SES cancer survivors may need closer CVD monitoring; extends disparity data but leaves open causal mechanisms and interventions.
Batra et al. (2021) conducted a cohort in Solid organ cancers without baseline cardiovascular disease (n=81,418). Rural residence and low socioeconomic status vs. Urban residence and higher socioeconomic status was evaluated on New-onset cardiovascular disease (OR 1.07, 95% CI 1.04 to 1.11, p=< .001). Rural residence (OR 1.07; 95% CI 1.04-1.11), low income, and low education were significantly associated with higher odds of new-onset cardiovascular disease in cancer survivors.
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