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- Title
Evaluating the evidence for models of life course socioeconomic factors and cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review.
- Authors
Pollitt, Ricardo A; Rose, Kathryn M; Kaufman, Jay S
- Abstract
A relatively consistent body of research supports an inverse graded relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). More recently, researchers have proposed various life course SES hypotheses, which posit that the combination, accumulation, and/or interactions of different environments and experiences throughout life can affect adult risk of CVD. Different life course designs have been utilized to examine the impact of SES throughout the life course. This systematic review describes the four most common life course hypotheses, categorizes the studies that have examined the associations between life course SES and CVD according to their life course design, discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the different designs, and summarizes the studies' findings.
- Publication
BMC public health, 2005, Vol 5, p7
- ISSN
1471-2458
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/1471-2458-5-7