Association of socioeconomic status with overall and cause specific mortality in the Republic of Seychelles: results from a cohort study in the African region

Stringhini, Silvia; Rousson, Valentin; Viswanathan, Bharathi; Gedeon, Jude; Paccaud, Fred; Bovet, Pascal

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0102858

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Association of socioeconomic status with overall and cause specific mortality in the Republic of Seychelles: results from a cohort study in the African region

ContributorsStringhini, Silvia; Rousson, Valentin; Viswanathan, Bharathi; Gedeon, Jude; Paccaud, Fred; Bovet, Pascal

Published inPLOS ONE, vol. 9, no. 7, e102858

Publication date2014

Abstract

Low socioeconomic status (SES) is consistently associated with higher mortality in high income countries. Only few studies have assessed this association in low and middle income countries, mainly because of sparse reliable mortality data. This study explores SES differences in overall and cause-specific mortality in the Seychelles, a rapidly developing small island state in the African region.

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Binge Drinking/epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases/mortality/pathology
Cause of Death
Cohort Studies
Developing Countries
Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology
Female
Humans
Hypercholesterolemia/epidemiology
Hypertension/epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms/mortality/pathology
Obesity/epidemiology
Risk Factors
Seychelles/epidemiology
Smoking/epidemiology
Social Class
Survival Analysis

Affiliation Not a UNIGE publication

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STRINGHINI, Silvia et al. Association of socioeconomic status with overall and cause specific mortality in the Republic of Seychelles: results from a cohort study in the African region. In: PLOS ONE, 2014, vol. 9, n° 7, p. e102858. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102858