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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors
Study findings from Harvard University provide new insights into cardiovascular disease risk factors
May 21st, 2008
Current study results from the report, 'Is inequality at the heart of it' Cross-country associations of income inequality with cardiovascular diseases and risk factors,' have been published. "Despite a number of cross-national studies that have examined the associations between income inequality and broad health outcomes such as life expectancy and all-cause mortality, investigations of the cross-country relations between income inequality and cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity, mortality, and risk factors are sparse. We analyzed the cross-national relations between income inequality and age-standardized mean body mass index (BMI), serum total cholesterol, systolic blood pressure...
Source: Fitness & Wellness Business Week (2008-05-21)
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