News: Areas with more SDOH see higher CVD mortalities

Social determinants of health (SDOH) account for nearly 40% of the geographic disparities in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortalities, a study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings found. Geographical areas with higher social deprivation also experienced higher CVD mortality rates than more affluent areas, it states.

Researchers looked at CVD deaths of non-elderly adults over a nine-year period, then stratified the deaths by social deprivation index (SVI) and area of deprivation index (IDA). The study showed that areas with higher SVI and ADI also experienced a higher rate of CVD deaths.

Additionally, the study showed areas with high SVI and ADI saw less improvement in CVD mortalities over the study period.

Editor’s note: The Mayo Clinic Proceedings study can be found here.