Unhealthy behaviors contribute to more coronary artery disease deaths in the poor (IMAGE)

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Unhealthy behaviors contribute to more coronary artery disease deaths in the poor

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Researchers report that behavioral risk factors such as smoking and physical inactivity may explain a majority of the inequalities in ischemic heart disease risk between people of differing socioeconomic status (as defined by educational level). For men, smoking and physical inactivity behaviors combined explained more than half (56%) of the observed inequalities in heart disease mortality. Other key factors were alcohol intake and BMI.

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Anne-Lise Paris, (www.in-graphidi.com), PLOS, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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