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Educational inequalities in statin treatment for preventing cardiovascular disease: cross-sectional analysis of UK Biobank

2020-06-13 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundThe most socioeconomically deprived individuals remain at the greatest risk of cardiovascular disease. Differences in risk adjusted use of statins between educational groups may contribute to these inequalities. We explore whether people with lower levels of educational attainment are less likely to take statins for a given level of cardiovascular risk. Methods and findingsUsing data from a large prospective cohort study, UK Biobank, we calculated a QRISK3 cardiovascular risk score fo...

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