Socioeconomic status and risk factors for cardiovascular disease: Impact of dietary mediators.
It is well known that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in the western societies. A number of risk factors such as family history, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, smoking and physical inactivity are responsible for a significant proportion of the overall cardiovascular risk. Interestingly, recent data suggest there is a gradient in the incidence, morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular disease across the spectrum of socioeconomic status, as this is defined by educational level, occupation or income. Additionally, dietary mediators seem to play significant role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease, mediating some of the discrepancies in atherosclerosis among different socioeconomic layers. Therefore, in the present article, we aim to review the association between socioeconomic status and cardiovascular disease risk factors and the role of different dietary mediators.
1st Cardiology Department, Athens University Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Greece.
Theodora
T
Psaltopoulou
1st Cardiology Department, Athens University Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Greece; Cardiology Department of Marburg, Marburg und Giessen Medical School, Germany.
George
G
Hatzis
1st Cardiology Department, Athens University Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Greece; The Heart Hospital, University College London, United Kingdom.
Nikolaos
N
Papageorgiou
1st Cardiology Department, Athens University Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Greece.
Emmanuel
E
Androulakis
Wayne State University, Cardiovascular Institute, Detroit, USA.
Alexandros
A
Briasoulis
1st Cardiology Department, Athens University Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Greece. Electronic address: drtousoulis@hotmail.com.
Dimitris
D
Tousoulis
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D066273:Diet, Western / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D012307:Risk Factors; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D012923:Social Class; D055815:Young Adult
Cardiovascular disease; Diet; Nutrition; Obesity; Socioeconomic status