Analysing Recent Socioeconomic Trends in Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in England 2000–2007: A Population Modelling Study

摘要

BackgroundCoronary heart disease (CHD) mortality in England fell by approximately 6% every year between 2000 and 2007. However, rates fell differentially between social groups with inequalities actually widening. We sought to describe the extent to which this reduction in CHD mortality was attributable to changes in either levels of risk factors or treatment uptake, both across and within socioeconomic groups.