scholarly journals Social class and ischaemic heart disease: use of the male:female ratio to identify possible occupational hazards.

1984 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 198-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
R F Heller ◽  
H Williams ◽  
Y Sittampalam
Keyword(s):  
Heart Disease ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Ischaemic Heart Disease ◽  
Occupational Hazards

SOCIAL CLASS DIFFERENCES IN ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE IN BRITISH MEN

The Lancet ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 330 (8552) ◽  
pp. 197-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.J. Pocock ◽  
D.G. Cook ◽  
A.G. Shaper ◽  
A.N. Phillips ◽  
M. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Heart Disease ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Ischaemic Heart Disease ◽  
Class Differences

scholarly journals Risk Factors for Ischaemic Heart Disease in Patients with Dermatitis Herpetiformis

1997 ◽  
Vol 90 (5) ◽  
pp. 247-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
J T Lear ◽  
R H Neary ◽  
P Jones ◽  
D A Fitzgerald ◽  
J S C English
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Ischaemic Heart Disease ◽  
Apolipoprotein B ◽  
Dermatitis Herpetiformis ◽  
Smoking History ◽  
Gluten Free ◽  
Lipid Fractions ◽  
Expected Mortality

For reasons that are unclear, patients with dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) have a lower than expected mortality rate from ischaemic heart disease. We have compared risk factors for ischaemic heart disease (lipids, fibrinogen levels, smoking history and social class) in 29 DH patients and 57 controls matched for age and sex. Patients with DH had significantly lower cholesterol, triglycerides, apolipoprotein B and fibrinogen and higher HDL2; they also smoked less and were of higher social class. The mechanisms underlying these observations merit further investigation. Intestinal abnormalities or gluten-free diet may account for differences in lipid fractions, and the immunomodulatory properties of cigarette smoke may protect against the development of DH.

Placental weight and foetal growth rate as predictors of ischaemic heart disease in a Swedish cohort

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 164-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Heshmati ◽  
I. Koupil
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Ischaemic Heart Disease ◽  
Weight Ratio ◽  
Placental Weight ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Foetal Growth ◽  
Swedish Cohort

Studies on placental size and cardiovascular disease have shown inconsistent results. We followed 10,503 men and women born in Uppsala, Sweden, 1915–1929 from 1964 to 2008 to assess whether birth characteristics, including placental weight and placenta/birth weight ratio, were predictive of future ischaemic heart disease (IHD). Adjustments were made for birth cohort, age, sex, mother’s parity, birth weight, gestational age and social class at birth. Placental weight and birth weight were negatively associated with IHD. The effect of placental weight on IHD was stronger in individuals from medium social class at birth and in those with low education. Men and women from non-manual social class at birth had the lowest risk for IHD as adults. We conclude that low foetal growth rate rather than placental weight was more predictive of IHD in the Swedish cohort. However, the strong effect of social class at birth on risk for IHD did not appear to be mediated by foetal growth rate.

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