(Circulation. 2000;101:1913.)
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Relationship of Socioeconomic Status to the Incidence and Prehospital, 28-Day, and 1-Year Mortality Rates of Acute Coronary Events in the FINMONICA Myocardial Infarction Register Study
From the KTL-National Public Health Institute (V.S., S.K., M.M., J. Torppa, K.K., P. Puska, J. Tuomilehto), Helsinki, Finland; Loimaa Regional Hospital (M.N., E.K.), Loimaa, Finland; Department of Medicine (H.M., S.L., P. Palomäki, K.P.), University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland; North Karelia Central Hospital (M.K., H.M.), Joensuu, Finland; Heart and Stroke Center (P.I-R.), Turku, Finland; and Department of Medicine (T.V., M.A.), University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Correspondence to Veikko Salomaa, KTL-National Public Health Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Mannerheimintie 166, FIN-00300 Helsinki, Finland. E-mail veikko.salomaa{at}ktl.fi
Background—Low socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with increased coronary heart disease mortality rates. There are, however, very little data on the relation of SES to the incidence, recurrence, and prognosis of myocardial infarction (MI) events.
Methods and Results—The FINMONICA MI Register recorded detailed information on all MI events among men and women aged 35 to 64 years in 3 areas of Finland during the period of 1983 to 1992. We carried out a record linkage of the MI register data with files of Statistics Finland to obtain information on indicators of SES, such as taxable income and education, for each individual who is registered. In the analyses, income was grouped into 3 categories (low, middle, and high), and education was grouped into 2 categories (basic and secondary or higher). Among men with their first MI event (n=6485), the adjusted incidence rate ratios were 1.67 (95% CI 1.57 to 1.78) and 1.84 (95% CI 1.73 to 1.95) in the low- and middle-income categories compared with the high-income category. For 28-day mortality rates, the corresponding rate ratios were 3.18 (95% CI 2.82 to 3.58) and 2.33 (95% CI 2.03 to 2.68). Significant differentials were observed for prehospital mortality rates, and they remained similar up to 1 year after the MI. Findings among the women were consistent with those among the men.
Conclusions—The excess coronary heart disease mortality and morbidity rates among persons with low SES are considerable in Finland. To bring the mortality rates of low- and middle-SES groups down to the level of that of the high-SES group constitutes a major public health challenge.
Key Words: infarction • coronary disease • heart diseases • socioeconomic status
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