Changing social-class distribution of heart disease.

摘要: Analysis of mortality trends over 40 years in England and Wales showed that from coronary heart disease had become progressively more common working-class men women than those the middle upper classes. The change was most noticeable for men. Whereas 1931 1951 social classes I II, by 1961 it IV V. This social-class distribution can only partly be explained changes diagnostic methods. worsening V correlated with relatively smoking, a higher consumption sugar, lower wholemeal bread these There no correlation between pattern fat consumption.