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| Investigation of the association between excess winter mortality and socio-economic deprivation | | Author(s) | Deborah A Lawlor, Daniel Harvey, Howard G Dews |
| Journal title | Journal of Public Health Medicine, vol 22, no 2, June 2000 |
| Pages | pp 176-181 |
| Keywords | Death rate [statistics] ; Weather conditions ; Winter care ; Economic status [elderly] ; Correlation ; Industrial areas ; Bradford. |
| Annotation | Excess winter mortality is higher in England and Wales than in other European countries with similar or lower average winter temperatures. It might be expected that excess winter mortality would be higher in areas with greater socio-economic deprivation, and if this were so, preventive interventions could be directed at populations in these areas. This study looked at the association between excess winter mortality and socio-economic deprivation, so that policy decisions to reduce this excess mortality could be appropriately directed. Super Profile groups derived from the 1991 Census were used as a measure of socio-economic status. The age standardised excess winter death index (EWDI) was calculated for each Super Profile group for the population of Bradford. The EWDI was also calculated for the manufacturing districts (ONS area classification), a relatively deprived group, and compared for that for England and Wales. No significant trend was found across the Super Profile Groups. The manufacturing districts had a similar EWDI to the national value. Excess winter mortality is not associated with deprivation. Further research is needed to identify important aetiological factors and appropriate interventions to reduce excess winter mortality. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001120202 A |
| Classmark | S5: R4: IB: F:W: 49: RKK: 88A |
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