Browsing 1.01.02 Structural & Social Determinants of Health by Subject "Income inequality"

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      Income Inequality and Outcomes in Heart Failure 

      Dewan, Pooja (2019)

      OBJECTIVES This study examined the relationship between income inequality and heart failure outcomes. BACKGROUND The income inequality hypothesis postulates that population health is influenced by income distribution within a society, with greater inequality associated with worse outcomes. METHODS This study analyzed heart failure outcomes in 2 large trials conducted in 54 countries. Countries were divided by tertiles of Gini coefficients (where 0% represented absolute income equality and 100% represented absolute income inequality), and heart ...
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      Income inequality and schizophrenia: Increased schizophrenia incidence in countries with high levels of income inequality 

      Burns, Jonathan K; Tomita, Andrew; Kapadia, Amy S (2014-03)

      Background—Income inequality is associated with numerous negative health outcomes. There is evidence that ecological level socio-environmental factors may increase risk for schizophrenia. Aims—The aim was to investigate whether measures of income inequality are associated with incidence of schizophrenia at the country level. Method—We conducted a systematic review of incidence rates for schizophrenia, reported between 1975 and 2011. For each country, national measures of income inequality (Gini coefficient) along with covariate risk factors for ...