OBJECTIVE: Socio-economic status (SES) is strongly correlated with @entity101 . But SES has several components, including income and correlations in cross-sectional data need not imply SES is a risk factor. This study investigates whether wages-the largest category within income-are risk factors. METHODS: We analysed longitudinal, nationally representative US data from four waves (1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005) of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. The overall sample was restricted to employed @entity1 age 25-65 years, n   =   17   295. Separate subsamples were constructed of @entity1 within two age groups (25-44 and 45-65 years) and genders. @entity101 incidence was self-reported based on physician diagnosis. Our study was prospective since data from three base years (1999, 2001, 2003) were used to predict newly diagnosed @entity101 for three subsequent years (2001, 2003, 2005). In separate analyses, data from the first base year were used to predict time-to-reporting @entity101 . Logistic regressions with random effects and @entity797 proportional hazards regressions were run. RESULTS: Negative and strongly statistically significant correlations between wages and @entity101 were found both in logistic and @entity797 regressions, especially for subsamples containing the younger age group (25-44 years) and @entity1 . Correlations were stronger when three health variables-obesity, subjective measures of health and number of co-morbidities-were excluded from regressions. Doubling the wage was associated with 25-30% lower chances of @entity101 for @entity1 aged 25-44 years. CONCLUSIONS: The strongest evidence for low wages being risk factors for @entity101 among working @entity1 were for @entity1 and @entity1 aged 25-44 years.

Are low wages risk factors for XXXX ?

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'people', 'persons'] @entity797 :: ('1351', 'Gene') :: ['Cox'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['hypertension', 'Hypertension']
@entity101 :: (MESH:D006973,Disease) :: ['hypertension']
