(Stroke. 2000;31:2093.)
© 2000 American Heart Association, Inc.
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Influence of Socioeconomic Circumstances in Early and Later Life on Stroke Risk Among Men in a Scottish Cohort Study
From the Department of Public Health (C.L.H.) and West of Scotland Cancer Surveillance Unit, Department of Public Health (D.J.H.), University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK, and the Department of Social Medicine (G.D.S.), University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Correspondence and reprint requests to Carole Hart, Department of Public Health, University of Glasgow, 1 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow G12 8RZ, UK. E-mail c.l.hart{at}udcf.gla.ac.uk
Background and Purpose—The purpose of the study was to investigate stroke risk by socioeconomic measures.
Methods—The analysis was based on a large cohort study of 5765 working men, from 27 workplaces in Scotland, who were screened between 1970 and 1973. Stroke was defined as having a hospital admission with a main diagnosis of stroke or dying of stroke in the 25-year follow-up period.
Results—There were 416 men who had a stroke. Men with manual occupations when screened, on first entering the workforce, men with manual occupations, and men whose fathers had manual occupations had significantly higher rates of stroke than men in the nonmanual categories. Men who left full-time education at age 16 years or under also had significantly higher rates of stroke. Men living in more deprived areas had higher rates of stroke, but the rates were not statistically significant. The most marked difference was in relation to father’s social class, and although adjusting for risk factors for stroke attenuated the relative rates, men whose fathers were in manual social classes had higher relative rates of stroke than men whose fathers were in nonmanual classes (adjusted relative rate for father’s social class III manual was 1.37 [95% CI 1.03 to 1.81] and for father’s social class IV or V was 1.46 [1.09 to 1.96]). Men who were upwardly mobile (father’s social class manual, own social class nonmanual) had a rate of stroke similar to that of stable manual men.
Conclusions—Poorer socioeconomic circumstance was associated with greater stroke risk, with adverse early-life circumstances of particular importance.
Key Words: cerebrovascular disorders • epidemiology • prospective studies • social class
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