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“Mass prescription of statins ‘will widen social inequalities’," The Independent reports.
The headline is based on a new study looking at deaths from coronary heart disease in England from the years 2000 to 2007.
The good news is that overall deaths from heart disease were estimated to be down by a third (34.2%) during the time period.
The bad news, at least for those concerned about health inequalities, is that the use of statins (a cholesterol-lowering drug), benefitted the richest 20% more than the poorest 20% of society.
This is unlikely to be due to any biological factor and may instead arise due to a combination of socioeconomic and cultural reasons, such as people with chaotic lifestyles associated with poverty being less likely to stick to a treatment plan.
http://www.thornegazette.co.uk/nhs-...ning-health-inequalities-in-england-1-7069298
The headline is based on a new study looking at deaths from coronary heart disease in England from the years 2000 to 2007.
The good news is that overall deaths from heart disease were estimated to be down by a third (34.2%) during the time period.
The bad news, at least for those concerned about health inequalities, is that the use of statins (a cholesterol-lowering drug), benefitted the richest 20% more than the poorest 20% of society.
This is unlikely to be due to any biological factor and may instead arise due to a combination of socioeconomic and cultural reasons, such as people with chaotic lifestyles associated with poverty being less likely to stick to a treatment plan.
http://www.thornegazette.co.uk/nhs-...ning-health-inequalities-in-england-1-7069298