Social factors and increase in mortality in Russia in the 1990s: prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the association between social factors and the increase in mortality in Russia in the 1990s.

Design

Prospective population cohort study.

Setting

Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Participants

Two cohorts of men aged 40-59 years randomly selected from district voting list: 3907 screened in 1975-7 and 1467 in 1986-8.

Main outcome measures

Education, various health related measures, alcohol intake. Mortality in subsequent 10 years.

Results

There was no recorded increase in mortality in men with university degrees. The relative risk in the second cohort compared with the first was 0.92 (95% confidence interval 0.67 to 1.24). For participants with only high school education it was significantly higher in the second cohort (1.32, 1.02 to

SUBMITTER: Plavinski SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC161552 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature