Neighborhood Socioeconomic Context and Long-Term Survival After Myocardial Infarction

摘要: Background— Neighborhood of residence has been suggested to affect cardiovascular risk above and beyond personal socioeconomic status (SES). However, such data are currently lacking for patients with myocardial infarction (MI). We examined all-cause cardiac mortality according neighborhood SES in a cohort MI patients. Methods Results— Consecutive ≤65 years age discharged from 8 hospitals central Israel after incident 1992 1993 were followed up through 2005. Individual obtained at study entry, including education, income, employment. was estimated composite census-derived index developed by the Central Bureau Statistics. During follow-up, 326 deaths occurred 1179 Patients residing disadvantaged neighborhoods had higher rates, 13-year survival estimates 61%, 74%, 82% increasing tertiles (Ptrend<0.001). After adjustment sociodemographic variables, traditional factors, ...