Background Among older people, the extent to which psychosocial factors explain
socioeconomic inequalities in mortality is debated. We aimed to investigate the potential …

Background Conflicting evidence exists regarding the association of socioeconomic status
(SES) with mortality among older people and little is known about the mechanisms …

This article reviews the existing literature on the association between the socioeconomic
status (SES) and the health of the ageing population in the United Kingdom. It has been …

Background In developed countries with old age structures most deaths occur at older ages
and older people account for the majority of those in poor health, which suggests a particular …

Objective: To examine whether social inequalities in all-cause and coronary heart disease
(CHD) mortality in Britain have reduced between 1978 and 2005. Design: A prospective …

Background Existing studies are divided as to whether social inequalities in health widen or
converge as people age. In part this is due to reliance on cross-sectional data, but also …

A number of studies have explored the relationship between socio-economic status and
mortality, although these have mostly been based on the working-age population, despite …

Background Socio-economic inequalities in mortality are observed at the country level in
both North America and Europe. The purpose of this work is to investigate the contribution of …

Objectives Social inequalities in mortality are poorly studied in much of the Asia-Pacific.
Using data from harmonized nationally representative longitudinal health and aging surveys …

This study examines suggestions that inequalities in health related to socioeconomic status
(SES) will increase in older age. A representative sample of the New Zealand population …