Educational inequalities in cardiovascular mortality in Spanish regions (2016-2021)
Objective: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death in low-mortality countries, but subpopulation level differences exist. This study assesses educational inequalities in CVD mortality by sex in Spanish regions (2016-2021). Method: Age-standardised mortality rates by sex, region...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:309220 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/309220 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.gaceta.2025.102458 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Cardiovascular diseases mortality Socioeconomic inequalities Regional inequalities Health inequalities Mortalidad por causa cardiovascular Desigualdades socioeconómicas Desigualdades regionales Desigualdades en salud |
| Sumario: | Objective: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death in low-mortality countries, but subpopulation level differences exist. This study assesses educational inequalities in CVD mortality by sex in Spanish regions (2016-2021). Method: Age-standardised mortality rates by sex, region and education were estimated using individual-level mortality data from individuals aged ≥35 years residing in Spain provided by the Spanish National Statistics Institute. The Relative and the Slope Indexes of Inequality (RII and SII) were estimated to assess educational inequalities. Results: For the whole Spain, RII was 1.79 (IC95%: 1.42-2.26) for women and 1.59 (IC95%: 1.33-1.91) for men, with differences across regions. The greatest inequalities were found in the Balearic and Canary Islands, and the lowest in La Rioja. Conclusions: Continued efforts monitoring and tackling cardiovascular morbidity and its determinants are needed at the national and regional level to further contribute to reducing cardiovascular mortality levels and inequalities therein. |
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