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A publicly well-accepted measure versus an academically desirable measure of health inequality: cross-sectional comparison of the difference between income quintiles with the slope index of inequality. [PDF]

BMJ Open, 2019
Objectives The difference between income quintiles in health is relatively well accepted by the general public as a measure of health inequality. However, the slope index of inequality (SII) in health reflects the patterns of all social groups, including the middle 60%, and it could therefore be considered more ...
Khang YH, Lim D, Bahk J, Kim I, Kang HY, Chang Y, Jung-Choi K.   +6 more
europepmc   +6 more sources

Relative Index of Inequality and Slope Index of Inequality [PDF]

Epidemiology, 2015
The relative index of inequality and the slope index of inequality are the two major indices used in epidemiologic studies for the measurement of socioeconomic inequalities in health. Yet the current definitions of these indices are not adapted to their main purpose, which is to provide summary measures of the linear association between socioeconomic ...
Gregoire Rey, Aurélien Latouche, Gwenn Menvielle   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Global Inequality and Injustice in Mortality Burden from Floods and Landscape Fire-Sourced Air Pollution [PDF]

Health Data Science
Background: Climate change amplifies the frequency and severity of landscape fire and floods, creating disproportionate health risks across countries. Yet, global disparities and injustices in mortality attributable to these climate-related risks remain ...
Bingjie Zhou, Rongbin Xu, Zhengyu Yang, Yuming Guo   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Regional inequalities in years of life lost within the European Economic Area: Using the Gini coefficient and slope index of inequality to assess spatial disparities [PDF]

Eur J Public Health
Abstract Background Health inequalities have been linked to reduced life expectations. This study aimed to investigate regional variations in all-cause years of life lost (YLLs) in European Economic Area (EEA) countries prior to the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Varga, O, Baravelli, C, Chen-Xu, J, Mahrouseh, N, Eikemo, T A, Grad, D, Wyper, G, Badache, A, Balaj, M, Charalampous, P   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Comparison of the difference between income quintiles with the slope index of inequality [PDF]

European Journal of Public Health, 2019
Abstract Background The difference between income quintiles in health is relatively well accepted by the general public as a measure of health inequality. However, the slope index of inequality (SII) in health reflects the patterns of all social groups, including the middle 60%, and it could therefore
K Jung-Choi, Y Chang, H Y Kang, I Kim, J Bahk, D Lim, Y H Khang   +6 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Socioeconomic health equity with malaria burden: quantifying slope (Relative) index of inequity in malaria infection outcomes in the Southeastern-coastal Tanzania

BMC Public Health
Background Malaria remains a significant public health challenge in Tanzania, with socioeconomic factors playing crucial roles in disease outcomes. While previous studies have explored the relationship between socioeconomic status and malaria infection ...
Longsheng Liu, Shenning Lu, Wei Ding, Zhebin Wang, Salim Abdulla, Shan Lv, Shizhu Li, Prosper P. Chaki, Xiao-Nong Zhou, Yeromin Paul Mlacha, Duoquan Wang   +10 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Socioeconomic inequalities in unmet dental care needs in Spain [PDF]

Frontiers in Oral Health
ObjectiveSocioeconomic inequalities in access to dental care remain a critical public health challenge in Spain, where adult coverage is limited and largely financed through out-of-pocket payments.
Sergio Zuniga-Jara, Martin Zuniga-Soria, Sofia Ruiz-Campo, Karla Soria-Barreto   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Socioeconomic inequality in overweight/obesity among US children: NHANES 2001 to 2018

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
BackgroundPrevious research has found that the prevalence of childhood overweight/obesity varies depending on household income, ethnicity, and sex. The goal of our research is to examine changes over time in socioeconomic inequality and the prevalence of
Stanislav Seydou Traore, Yacong Bo, Guangning Kou, Guangning Kou, Quanjun Lyu, Quanjun Lyu   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Trends in Socioeconomic Inequalities in the Distribution of Dental Caries Among Brazilian Adolescents, 2003–2023 [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
Objective: Analyze trends in socioeconomic inequalities in the distribution of dental caries among adolescents in the years 2003, 2010, and 2023. Methods: Longitudinal observational study using data from national oral health surveys.
Sophia Queiroz Marques dos Santos, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli   +1 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Predicted Excess Cardiovascular Age and a Reverse Socioeconomic Gradient in a Middle-Income Latin American Country: A Population-Based Analysis of 163,889 Peruvians [PDF]

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
Predicted cardiovascular age (heart age) translates the risk-factor profile into an equivalent age, which may facilitate interpretation of estimated cardiovascular risk.
Víctor Juan Vera-Ponce, Jhosmer Ballena-Caicedo, Jhofree Einstein Briceño-Chavez, Kevin Cusma-Regalado, Fiorella E. Zuzunaga-Montoya, Julio César Bautista Zuta, Rossmery Leonor Poemape Mestanza   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources