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High incidence of vascular reconstructions in socioeconomically deprived areas of an urban Swedish population

Ogren, M ; Lindblad, Bengt LU ; Engström, Gunnar LU ; Hedblad, Bo LU and Janzon, Lars LU (2007) In British Journal of Surgery 94(2). p.183-188
Abstract
Background: In Malmo approximately 250 000 citizens live in 17 administrative areas with substantial socioeconomic differences. At the single centre for arterial reconstruction, Malmo University Hospital, all procedures are registered prospectively. Methods: Between 1987 and 2002, 1832 Malmo citizens underwent reconstruction for peripheral arterial disease, either intermittent claudication (IQ or critical leg ischaemia (CLI). A socioeconomic score based on migration rate, percentage of residents with foreign citizenship/residents with foreign background, social welfare support dependency and unemployment rate has previously been developed and validated for each area. The relationship between socioeconomic score and area-specific... (More)
Background: In Malmo approximately 250 000 citizens live in 17 administrative areas with substantial socioeconomic differences. At the single centre for arterial reconstruction, Malmo University Hospital, all procedures are registered prospectively. Methods: Between 1987 and 2002, 1832 Malmo citizens underwent reconstruction for peripheral arterial disease, either intermittent claudication (IQ or critical leg ischaemia (CLI). A socioeconomic score based on migration rate, percentage of residents with foreign citizenship/residents with foreign background, social welfare support dependency and unemployment rate has previously been developed and validated for each area. The relationship between socioeconomic score and area-specific standardized morbidity ratios (SMRs) after vascular reconstruction was analysed by population-weighted linear regression. Results: The mean incidence of vascular reconstruction was 76 (range 27-106) per 100000 person years. Age- and sex-adjusted SMRs ranged from 0.57 to 1.39. A strong correlation between SMR and socioeconomic score was found overall (R = 0.63; P = 0.007), in men (R = 0.63; P = 0.007) and in women (R = 0.58; P = 0.039), and for IC (R = 0.58; P = 0.015) and CLI (R = 0.58; P = 0.015). Conclusion: In an urban population with similar access to medical care, vascular reconstruction rates varied substantially. High-rate areas were characterized by inferior socioeconomic circumstances and a higher prevalence of smoking, hypertension and obesity. (Less)
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  abstract     = {{Background: In Malmo approximately 250 000 citizens live in 17 administrative areas with substantial socioeconomic differences. At the single centre for arterial reconstruction, Malmo University Hospital, all procedures are registered prospectively. Methods: Between 1987 and 2002, 1832 Malmo citizens underwent reconstruction for peripheral arterial disease, either intermittent claudication (IQ or critical leg ischaemia (CLI). A socioeconomic score based on migration rate, percentage of residents with foreign citizenship/residents with foreign background, social welfare support dependency and unemployment rate has previously been developed and validated for each area. The relationship between socioeconomic score and area-specific standardized morbidity ratios (SMRs) after vascular reconstruction was analysed by population-weighted linear regression. Results: The mean incidence of vascular reconstruction was 76 (range 27-106) per 100000 person years. Age- and sex-adjusted SMRs ranged from 0.57 to 1.39. A strong correlation between SMR and socioeconomic score was found overall (R = 0.63; P = 0.007), in men (R = 0.63; P = 0.007) and in women (R = 0.58; P = 0.039), and for IC (R = 0.58; P = 0.015) and CLI (R = 0.58; P = 0.015). Conclusion: In an urban population with similar access to medical care, vascular reconstruction rates varied substantially. High-rate areas were characterized by inferior socioeconomic circumstances and a higher prevalence of smoking, hypertension and obesity.}},
  author       = {{Ogren, M and Lindblad, Bengt and Engström, Gunnar and Hedblad, Bo and Janzon, Lars}},
  issn         = {{1365-2168}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{183--188}},
  publisher    = {{Oxford University Press}},
  series       = {{British Journal of Surgery}},
  title        = {{High incidence of vascular reconstructions in socioeconomically deprived areas of an urban Swedish population}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bjs.5594}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/bjs.5594}},
  volume       = {{94}},
  year         = {{2007}},
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