Abstract
Socio-economic status and serum lipids are important factors in the progression of cardiovascular disease. We studied the association between socio-economic status and serum lipids in a Chinese urban population. In all, 4,541 respondents (2,231 men and 2,310 women) between 25-64 years of age participated in a cross-sectional population survey carried out in Tianjin, China, and provided blood samples. Three socio-economic indicators (education, occupation, and income), total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides were determined. People in higher socio-economic groups had a more unfavorable serum lipid profile compared with those in lower socio-economic groups. This significant association was especially apparent in men. Education seemed to be the most important predictor of serum lipids in the three socio-economic indicators. The direction of the association between high socio-economic status and poor serum lipid profiles appears to be opposite to those observed in the developed countries.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 143-149 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was supported by a grant from the Academy of Finland and a grant from the University of Kuopio. We thank all coworkers who contributed to the Tianjin Project. We are grateful to Dr. Irma-Leena Notkola for her advice on statistics and Dr. Veikko Salomaa for his valuable comments on the revision of this article.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Epidemiology
