Occupational Class and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Incidence in Japan: Nationwide, Multicenter, Hospital‐Based Case‐Control Study

• Published in: Journal of the American Heart Association Vol. 8; no. 6; p. e011350
• Main Authors: Zaitsu, Masayoshi, Kato, Soichiro, Kim, Yongjoo, Takeuchi, Takumi, Sato, Yuzuru, Kobayashi, Yasuki, Kawachi, Ichiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley and Sons Inc 19.03.2019; Wiley
• Subjects: cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology; case‐control study; cerebrovascular disease; Female; Hospitals - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Incidence; Japan; Japan - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Morbidity - trends; occupational class; Occupational Exposure - adverse effects; Occupations; Odds Ratio; Original Research; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment - methods; risk factor; Risk Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Japan; cardiovascular disease; occupational class; cerebrovascular disease; Japan; case‐control study; socioeconomic gradient; risk factor

Background In contemporary Western settings, higher occupational class is associated with lower risk for cardiovascular disease ( CVD ) incidence, including coronary heart disease ( CHD ) and stroke. However, in non-Western settings (including Japan), the occupational class gradient for cardiovascul...