title: [Differences in morbidity between the Eastern central city district and the suburban Western district of Oslo].
abstract: Oslo, the capital of Norway, has a population of 500,000. Living conditions vary considerably within the city, and the mortality rate in the most deprived area is almost three times as high as in the most affluent one. We wanted to explore how morbidity varies within Oslo. We used four town-wide disease registers to study the prevalence of the four diseases in the most deprived and the most affluent part of the city. We found that tuberculosis occurs more frequently in the poor area, while type 1 diabetes mellitus in children occurs more frequently in the most affluent area. For multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis we could not find any differences between the areas.
authors.affiliation: Institutt for allmennmedisin og samfunnsmedisinske fag, Universitetet i Oslo.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brekke
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hjortdahl
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Thelle
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Celius
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Heldal
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Joner
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Kvien
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000453:epidemiology; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D011204:Poverty Areas; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013383:Suburban Population; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Forskjeller i sykelighet mellom indre øst og ytre vest i Oslo.