Major Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in Elderly Migrants in Sweden
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12554252 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sonja Pudaric (a Department of Community Medicine, Malmö University Hospital , Lund University , Malmö , Sweden, corresponding author), Jan Sundquist (0000-0001-7228-5015, Karolinska Institutet), Sven-Erik Johansson (0000-0002-9295-6266, Karolinska Institutet) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 137-150 |
| Publication date | 2000-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnicity and Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1355-7858 • E-ISSN: 1465-3419 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/713667448 |
| PMID | 10984832 |
| OpenAlex | W2016338427 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 55 |
This study shows that migrants who are retired or in transition to retirement have a disadvantaged risk profile for cardiovascular disease. It might be possible to improve this situation by intervention, as for example by increasing a person's interest in walking
Body mass index · Disadvantaged · Disease · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Marital status · Population · Risk factor · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,43 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2025 (23) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |