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Title

Level of Education Modifies Asthma Mortality in Norway and Sweden. The Nordic EpiLung Study.

Authors

Backman, Helena; Bhatta, Laxmi; Hedman, Linnea; Brumpton, Ben; Vähätalo, Iida; Lassmann-Klee, Paul G; Nwaru, Bright I; Ekerljung, Linda; Krokstad, Steinar; Vikjord, Sigrid Anna Aalberg; Lindberg, Anne; Kankaanranta, Hannu; Rönmark, Eva; Langhammer, Arnulf

Abstract

Background and Aim: The relationship between socioeconomic status (SES), asthma and mortality is complex and multifaceted, and it is not established if educational level modifies the association between asthma and mortality. The aim was to study the association between asthma and mortality in Sweden and Norway and to what extent educational level modifies this association. Participants and Methods: Within the Nordic EpiLung Study, > 56,000 individuals aged 30– 69 years participated in population-based surveys on asthma and associated risk factors in Sweden and Norway during 2005– 2007. Data on educational level and 10-year all-cause mortality were linked by national authorities. The fraction of mortality risk attributable to asthma was calculated, and Cox regression was used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for mortality related to asthma, stratified by educational level. Results: In total, 5.5% of all deaths was attributed to asthma. When adjusted for potential confounders, the HR for mortality related to asthma was 1.71 (95% CI 1.52– 1.93). Those with primary level of education had higher hazard of all-cause death related to asthma than those with tertiary level (HR 1.80, 95% CI 1.48– 2.18, vs HR 1.39, 95% CI 0.99– 1.95). Conclusion: Asthma was associated with an overall 71% increased all-cause mortality and 5.5% of deaths can be attributed to asthma. Educational levels modified the risk of mortality associated with asthma, with the highest risk among those with primary education.

Subjects

NORWAY; SWEDEN; ASTHMA-related mortality; MORTALITY; EDUCATIONAL attainment; PRIMARY education; CAUSE of death statistics; ASTHMA; DEATH forecasting

Publication

Journal of Asthma & Allergy, 2024, Vol 17, p209

ISSN

1178-6965

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.2147/JAA.S450103

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