Four-year mortality by some socioeconomic indicators: the Oslo study.
The association between four-year mortality and some socioeconomic indicators has been studied in al Oslo men aged 40--49, invited to a screening programme for cardiovascular disease, and in a 'healthy' subgroup of participating men free of cardiovascular disease and diabetes at screening. The lowest social class exhibited a much higher total mortality than the other classes. This was pronounced for a variety of causes of death, such as cancer of the lung, accidents and homicide, and coronary heart disease. The negative mortality gradient by increasing socioeconomic status can to a certain degree be 'explained' by the coronary risk factor pattern.
D000124:Achievement; D000328:Adult; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000401:mortality*; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004522:Educational Status; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D009790:Occupations; D012306:Risk; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D012923:Social Class