Naslov
Socioeconomic determinants of cardiovascular disease – results of the European Health Interview Survey 2019 Survey

Autori
Čukelj, Petra ; Kralj, Verica ; Korda Orlović, Karmen ; Grahovac, Ivana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, prošireni sažetak, stručni

Skup
14. kongres Hrvatskoga kardiološkog društva ; 9. kongres Hrvatske udruge kardioloških medicinskih sestara = 14th Congress of the Croatian Cardiac Society ; 9th Congress of the Croatian Association of Cardiology Nurses

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 24.11.2022. - 27.11.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Domaća recenzija

Ključne riječi
socioeconomic inequalities ; education ; income ; risk factors

Sažetak
Introduction: We know from the literature that socioeconomic variables, such as education and income level, are related to cardiovascular risks and outcomes1 . Our goal was to explore possible differences in prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), stroke, myocardial infarction (MI), coronary heart disease (CHD) and raised lipid levels in older people (65+ years of age) population in Croatia, depending on their education and income level. Methods: We used the data from the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) conducted in 2019. Prevalence of MI, CHD, hypertension, raised blood lipids, overweight and obesity and smoking were calculated, stratified by income groups and education level. EHIS differentiates 5 quintiles/income groups ; for the purpose of this research, we combined quintile 1 and 2 into “lower income” group, and quintiles 4 and 5 into “higher income” group. Education was stratified according to ISCED 2011 classification into lower levels (primary school or less), middle level (secondary school) and high level (tertiary education). Results: Older people with lower income have higher prevalence of stroke, MI and CHD, while prevalence of high lipid levels is higher in people with higher income. Overweight is more prevalent in higher income group, while opposite is found for obesity and smoking. Stroke and raised lipid levels are more prevalent in the low education group, MI in high education group, while no difference is seen in CHD. Smoking and obesity are also higher in people with lower education levels. Results are presented in Table 1. Conclusion: From a simple descriptive analysis, we can see a higher prevalence of some CVD risk factors (obesity and smoking) in people with lower income and lower levels of education in Croatia. Similarly, people with lower levels of education and income have higher self-reported prevalence of stroke and raised lipid levels. More complex analysis and research is needed to establish the relationship and interaction between these variables and targeting these higher risk groups in prevention activities and screening for CVD risk factors could reduce the inequalities.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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