Attained Educational Level and Incident Atherothrombotic Events in Low- and Middle-Income Compared With High-Income Countries
Why the study?
Does higher attained educational level reduce incident cardiovascular events in subjects with or at risk for atherothrombosis in LMICs compared to HICs?
Population
61,332 subjects with established atherothrombotic disease or multiple atherothrombotic risk factors from 44…
Comparison
Higher attained educational level (AEL) vs Lower attained educational level (AEL)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
23 months
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Greater AEL was not associated with lower CV events in LMIC women; leaves open education-targeted prevention across income and sex strata.
Structured PICO
Does higher attained educational level reduce incident cardiovascular events in subjects with or at risk for atherothrombosis in LMICs compared to HICs?
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Population
61,332 subjects with established atherothrombotic (coronary, cerebrovascular, and/or peripheral arterial) disease or multiple atherothrombotic risk factors from 44 countries.
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Intervention
Higher attained educational level (AEL)
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Comparator
Lower attained educational level (AEL)
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Outcome
Incident cardiovascular events (cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or nonfatal stroke) through 23 monthscomposite
Higher educational level is protective against cardiovascular events in high-income countries but not in low- and middle-income countries, especially in women.
Cite This Study
Goyal et al. (2010) studied this question.