Higher education predicts better cardiovascular health outcomes in high-income countries
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 - 16:14
in Health & Medicine
The incidence of heart disease, stroke and certain risk factors decreased as educational levels increased in high-income countries, but not in low-and middle-income countries. Among women, the most educated in low-and middle-income countries had a slight increase in the incidence of heart attack and stroke. Among all other groups, heart disease declined as education increased, with highly educated men in high-income countries showing the lowest level of disease.
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