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February 1, 2000Journal of Epidemiology & Community HealthOpen Access

Own education, current conditions, parental material circumstances, and risk of myocardial infarction in a former communist country

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Why the study?

Are own education and parental material circumstances associated with the risk of non-fatal myocardial infarction in a former communist country?

Population

2,348 adults, aged 25-64 years, from five districts of the Czech Republic.

Comparison

Higher levels of own education and other… vs Lower levels of education and other…

Design

Case-control

Authors

MBMartin BobákGeneral / Preventive / Lipids

Discussion

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Overview

Education-MI link warrants no practice change; leaves open causal pathways and intervention targets in post-communist populations.

Structured PICO

Are own education and parental material circumstances associated with the risk of non-fatal myocardial infarction in a former communist country?

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Population
2,348 adults (282 male and 80 female cases of non-fatal first myocardial infarction; 938 male and 1,048 female controls), aged 25-64 years, from five districts of the Czech Republic.
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Intervention
Higher levels of own education and other socioeconomic indicators (car ownership, housing conditions, parental education/occupation)
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Comparator
Lower levels of education (e.g., primary education) and other socioeconomic indicators
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Outcome
Non-fatal first myocardial infarction defined by WHO MONICA criteria (based on ECG, enzymes and symptoms)hard clinical

Higher personal education level, but not material conditions or parental socioeconomic status, is associated with a lower risk of non-fatal myocardial infarction in the Czech Republic.

Cite This Study

Martin Bobák (2000) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7fcd502be005d29ebac594https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.54.2.91
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