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ArticleCardiology journal2019

How does the risk of cardiovascular death and cardiovascular risk factor profiles differ between socioeconomic classes in Poland: A country in transition.

Pawel Nadrowski, Ewa Podolecka, Andrzej Pajak, Agnieszka Dorynska, Wojciech Drygas, Wojciech Bielecki, Magdalena Kwasniewska, Andrzej Tykarski, Arkadiusz Niklas, Tomasz Zdrojewski and 3 more

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13 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Pawel NadrowskiDivision of Cardiology and Structural Heart Diseases, Medical Univer sity of Silesia, Katowice, Poland. pawel24@gmail.com.
Ewa PodoleckaDivision of Cardiology and Structural Heart Diseases, Medical Univer sity of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Andrzej PajakEpidemiology and Population Studies Department, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Institute of Public Health, Krakow, Poland.
Agnieszka DorynskaEpidemiology and Population Studies Department, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Institute of Public Health, Krakow, Poland.
Wojciech DrygasDepartment of Epidemiology, Institute of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Warsaw, Poland.
Wojciech BieleckiDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
Magdalena KwasniewskaDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
Andrzej TykarskiPoznan University of Medical Sciences, Department of Hypertension, Angiology and Internal Medicine, Poznan, Poland.
Arkadiusz NiklasPoznan University of Medical Sciences, Department of Hypertension, Angiology and Internal Medicine, Poznan, Poland.
Tomasz ZdrojewskiMedical University of Gdansk, Department of Arterial Hypertension and Diabetology, Gdansk, Poland.
Michal SkrzypekMedical University of Silesia, Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Katowice, Poland.
Wojciech WojakowskiDivision of Cardiology and Structural Heart Diseases, Medical Univer sity of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Krystyna KozakiewiczDivision of Cardiology and Structural Heart Diseases, Medical Univer sity of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Medical University of Silesia · PLMedical University of Lodz · PLJagiellonian University · PLPoznan University of Medical Sciences · PLGdańsk Medical University · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSocioeconomic status (SES) is an important factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) development. A decline in death rate from CVD among subjects with high SES is observed in developed countries. The aim of this study was to assess differences in cardiovascular risk (CV) between socioeconomic classes in Poland, a country currently in transition.

methodsA sample of 15,200 people was drawn. A three stage selection was performed. Eventually, 6170 patients were examined (2013/2014). Data was collected using a questionnaire in face-to-face interviews, anthropometric data and blood tests were also obtained. Education was categorized as incomplete secondary, secondary and higher than secondary school. Monthly income per person was categorized as low (≤ 1000 PLN), medium (1001-2000 PLN) and high (≥ 2001 PLN). Education and income groups were analyzed by prevalence of CVD risk factors and high CVD risk (SCORE ≥ 5%).

resultsHigher education was associated with lower prevalence of all analyzed CVD risk factors (p < 0.001), having the highest income with lower prevalence of hypertension, currently smoking, obesity and lower high density lipoprotein cholesterol. Multivariable analysis showed that frequency of high CVD risk decreased with increasing education level (OR 0.61; 95% CI 0.49-0.76; p < 0.01), a similar favorable impact of higher income on high CVD risk was demonstrated in the whole group (OR 0.81; 95% CI 0.67-0.99; p = 0.04).

conclusionsSocioeconomic status is an independent predictor of high CV risk of death. A favorable impact on the prevalence of high CV risk was demonstrated for education and partly for income in the whole group. It may reflect a transition being undergone in Poland, moreover, it predicts how socioeconomic factors may generate health inequalities in other transitioning countries.

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Social ClassSocial Determinants of HealthAdultAgedCardiovascular DiseasesCause of DeathCross-Sectional StudiesEconomic StatusEducational StatusFemaleHealth Care SurveysHumansIncomeMaleMiddle AgedPolandcardiovascular diseasecardiovascular risk factorseducationincomesocioeconomic

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