Background Our aims were to determine the pace of change in cardiovascular risk factors by
age, gender and socioeconomic groups from 1994 to 2008, and quantify the magnitude …

Understanding on sociodemographic variation of the co-occurrence of cardiovascular
disease risk factors is crucial for planning future prevention strategies. We aimed at …

Objectives. We examined the associations between socioeconomic position, co-occurrence
of behavior-related risk factors, and the effect of these factors on the relative and absolute …

Introduction Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity, mortality and
disability in Portugal. Socioeconomic level is known to influence health status but there is …

Socioeconomic inequalities in cardiovascular disease (CVD) persist in high-income
countries despite marked overall declines in CVD-related morbidity and mortality. After …

Background Cardiovascular diseases are more frequent among the poorer social classes of
the population. Studies including social and economic factors offer useful information when …

Objectives We examined the social distribution of a comprehensive range of cardiovascular
risk factors (CVRF) in a Swiss population and assessed whether socioeconomic differences …

Introduction and objectives To examine the distribution of the main cardiovascular risk
factors (CVRF) according to socioeconomic level (SEL) among older adults in Spain …

Background: European societies are becoming increasingly ethnically diverse. This may
have important implications for socio-economic inequalities in health due to the often …

Background Social factors could offer useful information for planning prevention strategy for
cardiovascular diseases. This analysis aims to explore the relationship between education …