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Trends in Socioeconomic Inequalities in Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality in Small Areas of Nine Spanish Cities from 1996 to 2007 Using Smoothed ANOVA

Authors: Marc Marí-Dell’Olmo, Mercè Gotsens, Carme Borrell, Miguel A. Martinez-Beneito, Laia Palència, Glòria Pérez, Lluís Cirera, Antonio Daponte, Felicitas Domínguez-Berjón, Santiago Esnaola, Ana Gandarillas, Pedro Lorenzo, Carmen Martos, Andreu Nolasco, Maica Rodríguez-Sanz

Published in: Journal of Urban Health | Issue 1/2014

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the evolution of socioeconomic inequalities in mortality due to ischemic heart diseases (IHD) in the census tracts of nine Spanish cities between the periods 1996–2001 and 2002–2007. Among women, there are socioeconomic inequalities in IHD mortality in the first period which tended to remain stable or even increase in the second period in most of the cities. Among men, in general, no socioeconomic inequalities have been detected for this cause in either of the periods. These results highlight the importance of intra-urban inequalities in mortality due to IHD and their evolution over time.

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Title: Trends in Socioeconomic Inequalities in Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality in Small Areas of Nine Spanish Cities from 1996 to 2007 Using Smoothed ANOVA
Authors: Marc Marí-Dell’Olmo
Mercè Gotsens
Carme Borrell
Miguel A. Martinez-Beneito
Laia Palència
Glòria Pérez
Lluís Cirera
Antonio Daponte
Felicitas Domínguez-Berjón
Santiago Esnaola
Ana Gandarillas
Pedro Lorenzo
Carmen Martos
Andreu Nolasco
Maica Rodríguez-Sanz
Publication date: 01-02-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Urban Health / Issue 1/2014
Print ISSN: 1099-3460
Electronic ISSN: 1468-2869
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-013-9799-6

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