Lifestyle factors as mediators of area-level socio-economic differentials in cardiovascular disease risk factors. The Tromsø Study

• Main Authors: Sweta Tiwari (Author), Ester Cerin (Author), Tom Wilsgaard (Author), Ola Løvsletten (Author), Inger Njølstad (Author), Sameline Grimsgaard (Author), Laila A. Hopstock (Author), Henrik Schirmer (Author), Annika Rosengren (Author), Kathrine Kristoffersen (Author), Maja-Lisa Løchen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death and disability and living in areas with low socio-economic status (SES) is associated with increased risk of CVD. Lifestyle factors such as smoking, physical inactivity, an unhealthy diet and harmful alcohol use are main risk fac...