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

Background Various indicators of childhood socioeconomic position have been related to
cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in adulthood. We investigated the impact of shared family …

The evaluation of the gender-specific prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors across
socioeconomic position (SEP) categories may unravel mechanisms involved in the …

Background Socioeconomic inequalities in cardiovascular disease seem to widen or endure
in Sweden. However, research on inequalities in antecedent cardiovascular risk factors …

Aims: Educational inequality in diseases in the circulatory system (here termed
cardiovascular disease) is well documented but may be confounded by early life factors. The …

Objectives To examine secular and socio-economic changes in cardiovascular disease risk
factor prevalences in the Scottish population. This could contribute to a better understanding …

Background There has been an overall decrease in incident ischaemic heart disease (IHD),
but the reduction in IHD risk factors has been greater among those with higher social …

Surprisingly few attempts have been made to quantify the simultaneous contribution of well-
established risk factors to CVD mortality differences between countries. We aimed to …

Background The influence of socioeconomic status (SES) on cardiovascular diseases and
risk factors is widely known, although the role of different SES indicators is not fully …

Background Understanding the associations between health behaviors and which
subgroups are at risk of developing health risk behaviors is vital knowledge to develop …