Life-course socioeconomic position, area deprivation, and coronary heart disease: Findings from the British women's heart and health study

D.A. Lawlor, G.D. Smith, R. Patel and S. Ebrahim

American Journal of Public Health, 2005, vol. 95, issue 1, 91-97

Abstract: Objectives. We sought to determine whether residential area deprivation, over and above the effect of life-course socioeconomic status or position (SEP), is associated with coronary heart disease. Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 4286 women aged 60 to 79 years from 457 British electoral wards. Results. After adjustment for age and 10 indicators of individual life-course SEP, the odds of coronary heart disease was 27% greater among those living in wards with a deprivation score above the median compared with those living in a ward with a deprivation score equal to or below the median (odds ratio = 1.27; 95% confidence interval = 1.02, 1.57). Conclusions. Adverse area-level socioeconomic characteristics, over and above individual life-course SEP, are associated with increased coronary heart disease.

Date: 2005
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