OBJECTIVES: To study associations between education, occupational position, and incidence of @entity741 (ICD-9 410-414). METHODS: A cohort of 151,471 male and female members of a German statutory health insurance company aged between 25 and 65 years was investigated. The cohort comprised all members between 1987 and 1996. Information on @entity741 was derived from clinical diagnosis. Education, training, and occupational position according to the British Registrar General defined the indicators of social status. RESULTS: After adjustment for age and length of observation period, education and training as well as occupational position were associated with the incidence of @entity741 in both @entity1 and @entity1 . Whereas a gradient was observed in @entity1 regarding education and training (odds ratios (OR): 3.41-6.02) @entity1 with lower occupational position had higher risk estimates as compared to the highest occupational status group (OR: 1.73-3.05). Among @entity1 a gradient was observed concerning education and training (OR: 1.75-3.78). With regard to occupational status position female members of the highest group showed the lowest risk as compared to the lower status groups (OR: 1.58-2.19). CONCLUSIONS: Social inequality in @entity741 morbidity was observed among male and female members of a German statutory health insurance. Findings are of importance for health policy and call for preventive action.

[Educational status and occupational training, occupational status and XXXX : a prospective study with data from statutory health insurance in Germany].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'men'] @entity741 :: ('MESH:D017202', 'Disease') :: ['ischemic heart disease']
@entity741 :: (MESH:D017202,Disease) :: ['ischemic heart diseases']
