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. 2004 May-Jun;95(3):228-32.
doi: 10.1007/BF03403655.

Angina and socio-economic status in Ontario: how do characteristics of the county you live in influence your chance of developing heart disease?

Linda Feldman  1 , Colin McMullan, Tom Abernathy
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Angina and socio-economic status in Ontario: how do characteristics of the county you live in influence your chance of developing heart disease?

Linda Feldman et al. Can J Public Health. 2004 May-Jun.

Abstract
in English, French

Objective: To assist in the development of community heart health programming and policy development, the Central West Health Planning Information Network (CWHPIN) was asked by its partners to collaborate in obtaining information that might clarify the relationships between socio-economic status (SES) and heart disease among residents of Ontario, Canada. The purpose of this component of the project was to explore, at the county level, how much of the variation in angina pectoris (angina) could be explained by SES variables.

Study design: Linear regression modeling was used to identify key predictors of angina hospitalization rates in counties Ontario-wide.

Results: Results of the linear regression modeling showed that SES variables (most notably education and occupation) were key predictors of angina, even when traditional risk factors (i.e., smoking, etc.) were included in the analysis.

Conclusion: This study demonstrates that, at the county level, socio-economic variables such as education and occupation have a significant relationship with rates of heart disease at the population level, even when including the traditional risk factors in the analysis.

Objectif: Pour favoriser l’élaboration de programmes et de politiques communautaires de santé cardiovasculaire, les partenaires du réseau Central West Health Planning Information Network (CWHPIN) ont cherché à obtenir des données pour clarifier la relation entre le statut socioéconomique (SSE) et les cardiopathies chez les résidents de l’Ontario. Ce volet du projet visait à analyser, à l’échelle des comtés, la mesure dans laquelle les écarts dans la prévalence des angines de poitrine s’expliqueraient par les variables SSE.

Méthode: Des modèles de régression linéaire ont permis de déterminer les principaux prédicteurs des taux d’hospitalisation pour angine dans les comtés de tout l’Ontario. Résultats: Les modèles de régression linéaire ont montré que les variables SSE (surtout le niveau d’instruction et la profession) étaient des prédicteurs clés des angines, même compte tenu des facteurs de risque classiques comme le tabagisme.

Conclusion: L’étude démontre qu’à l’échelle des comtés, il existe un lien significatif entre certaines variables socio-économiques (notamment le niveau d’instruction et la profession) et le taux de cardiopathie dans la population, même lorsque l’analyse tient compte des facteurs de risque classiques.

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