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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Socioeconomic Status and Heart Failure in Sydney
Heart Lung and Circulation, Volume 23, No. 4, Year 2014
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Background: Socioeconomic disadvantage is associated with an increased risk of developing heart failure and with inferior health outcomes following diagnosis. Methods: Data for hospitalisations and deaths due to heart failure in the Sydney metropolitan region were extracted from New South Wales hospital records and Australian Bureau of Statistics databases for 1999-2003. Standardised rates were analysed according to patients' residential local government area and correlated with an index of socioeconomic disadvantage. Results: Eight of the 13 local government areas with standardised separation rate ratios significantly higher than all NSW, and those with the six highest standardised separation rate ratios, were in Greater Western Sydney. Rates of heart failure hospitalisations per local government area were inversely correlated with level of socioeconomic status. Conclusions: Higher rates of heart failure hospitalisations among residents of socioeconomically disadvantaged regions within Sydney highlight the need for strategies to lessen the impact of disadvantage and strategies to improve cardiovascular health. © 2014.
Authors & Co-Authors
Stewart, Simon D.
Australia, Melbourne
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Davidson, Patricia Mary
Australia, Sydney
University of Technology Sydney
Australia, Sydney
Nursing Research Institute
Statistics
Citations: 14
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.hlc.2013.10.056
ISSN:
14439506
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Noncommunicable Diseases