Socioeconomic disparities in risk factors for cardiovascular disease

摘要: Despite a general decline in mortality rates recent decades, these are substantially higher among lower socioeconomic groups. To determine target groups for preventive health promotion programs, the prevalence of risk factors cardiovascular disease by group Canadian adults aged 20 to 69 years was examined through comparison estimates from 1978-79 Canada Health Survey, 1981 Fitness Survey and labour force smoking surveys 1975 1983. Level education used as measure status. The considered were cigarette smoking, overweight, obesity, elevated diastolic blood pressure, physical inactivity, excessive alcohol consumption, serum cholesterol level, diabetes mellitus conjoint use oral contraceptives cigarettes. tended be men women with low level education. results consistent those studies showing that both more likely die disease.