Background The burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) greatly varies between and
within countries. Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) and vulnerable communities of …

Background The combined effect of social status and risk factors on the absolute risk of
cardiovascular disease has been insufficiently investigated, but results provide guidance on …

There is abundant evidence that cardiovascular disease is strongly patterned by
socioeconomic position. 1 Contrary to the stereotypical image of the wealthy but stressed …

Study objectives: There are contradictory perspectives on the importance of conventional
coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors in explaining population levels and social …

Background: The GLOBE study is a prospective cohort study specifically aimed at the
explanation of socio-economic inequalities in health in the Netherlands. The returns of the …

The European Social Survey (ESS) is a biennial, academically driven, cross-sectional, pan-
European social survey that charts and explains the interactions between Europe's …

This study examined the individual and joint effects of modifiable risk factors mediating the
associations between socioeconomic position (SEP) and morbidity and mortality from …

Objectives. We investigated associations of socioeconomic position (SEP) with chronic
disease risk factors, and heterogeneity in this patterning by provincial-level urbanicity in …

INTRODUCTIONS: In developed countries socioeconomic status has been proven to be an
important factor in the progression of cardiovascular disease. The present article reports the …

This longitudinal study evaluates the role of individual and contextual socioeconomic
determinants in the socioeconomic inequalities in incidence and mortality for coronary …