Infant mortality and mortality from arteriosclerotic heart disease

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  • Hans Th. Waaler
  • Bjørn Guldvog

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https://doi.org/10.5324/nje.v9i2.484

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If living conditions in childhood as indicated by infant mortality in a cohort is a valid

causative factor for later cardiovascular mortality in the same cohorts, almost 1/2 of the reduction in

cardiovascular mortality from 1973-93 in Norway could be explained by this factor.

For females up to 50% of the observed reduction in cardiovascular mortality from

1973 to 1993 might be due to the Forsdahl effect. For males the corresponding figure is about 40%.

Norway and Norwegian counties.Longitudinal observational study on mortality rates.To estimate how much of the fall in mortality from arteriosclerotic heart disease from

1973 to 1993 that may be explained by the improved infant mortality experienced by these cohorts

(Forsdahl effect).

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2009-11-02

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Waaler, H. T., & Guldvog, B. (2009). Infant mortality and mortality from arteriosclerotic heart disease. Norsk Epidemiologi, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.5324/nje.v9i2.484

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Vol 9 Nr 2 (1999): Gender disparities in health / Kjønnsulikheter i helse

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