| Title |
US State-level income inequality and risks of heart attack and coronary risk behaviors: longitudinal findings
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Public Health, May 2015
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00038-015-0678-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Roman Pabayo, Ichiro Kawachi, Stephen E. Gilman |
| Abstract |
To examine prospectively the association between US state income inequality and incidence of heart attack. We used data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (n = 34,445). Respondents completed interviews at baseline (2001-2002) and follow-up (2004-2005). Weighted multilevel modeling was used to determine if US state-level income inequality (measured by the Gini coefficient) at baseline was a predictor of heart attack during follow-up, controlling for individual-level and state-level covariates. In comparison to residents of US states in the lowest quartile of income inequality, those living in the second [Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) = 1.71, 95 % CI 1.16-2.53)], third (AOR = 1.81, 95 % CI 1.28-2.57), and fourth (AOR = 2.04, 95 % CI 1.26-3.29) quartiles were more likely to have a heart attack. Similar findings were obtained when we excluded those who had a heart attack prior to baseline. This study is one of the first to empirically show the longitudinal relationship between income inequality and coronary heart disease. Living in a state with higher income inequality increases the risk for heart attack among US adults. |
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| United Kingdom | 2 | 29% |
| Canada | 1 | 14% |
| France | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 3 | 43% |
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| Members of the public | 5 | 71% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 29% |
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| Unknown | 79 | 100% |
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| Student > Master | 16 | 20% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 8% |
| Researcher | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 17 | 22% |
| Unknown | 20 | 25% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 16% |
| Social Sciences | 12 | 15% |
| Psychology | 7 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 6% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 15 | 19% |
| Unknown | 22 | 28% |
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