Socioeconomic status and infectious intestinal disease in the community: a longitudinal study (IID2 study).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infectious intestinal diseases (IID) are common, affecting around 25% of people in UK each year at an estimated annual cost to the economy, individuals and the NHS of £1.5 billion. While there is evidence of higher IID hospital admissions in more disadvantaged groups, the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and risk of IID remains unclear. This study aims to investigate the relationship between SES and IID in a large community cohort.

Methods

Longitudinal analysis of a prospective community cohort in the UK following 6836 participants of all ages was undertaken. Hazard ratios for IID by SES were estimated using Cox proportional hazard, adjusting for follow-up time and potential confounding factors.

Results

In the fully adjusted analysis, hazard r

SUBMITTER: Adams NL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5965370 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature