Individual heterogeneity, educational attainment and cardiovascular mortality: a pooled analysis of Norwegian health surveys

• Main Authors: Christian M Page (Author), Morten Valberg (Author), Eirik Degerud (Author), Øyvind Næss (Author), Tron Anders Moger (Author), Huong Thu Nguyen (Author), Marissa LeBlanc (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Smoking, physical inactivity, cholesterol level and systolic blood pressure are well-established risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). However, even among individuals with similar levels of these factors, a substantial degree of variation in risk may still remain. We investigate...