Socioeconomic Position Is Associated With Carotid Intima–Media Thickness in Mid‐Childhood: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

Socioeconomic Position Is Associated With Carotid Intima–Media Thickness in Mid‐Childhood: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

BackgroundLower socioeconomic position (SEP) predicts higher cardiovascular risk in adults. Few studies differentiate between neighborhood and family SEP or have repeated measures through childhood, which would inform understanding of potential mechanisms and the timing of interventions. We investig...

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Main Authors: Richard S. Liu, Fiona K. Mensah, John Carlin, Ben Edwards, Sarath Ranganathan, Michael Cheung, Terence Dwyer, Richard Saffery, Costan G. Magnussen, Markus Juonala, Melissa Wake, David P. Burgner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-08-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
atherosclerosis
CheckPoint
prevention
socioeconomic position
subclinical atherosclerosis risk factor
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.005925

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