Contents:
- Medical Video: Preventing heart disease through education for all ages
- Relationship between education level and heart disease
- The amount of difference in risk of heart disease in people with high and low education
- Effect of education on health
Medical Video: Preventing heart disease through education for all ages
Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. One of the socioeconomic factors that influence heart disease risk is the level of education. Education is considered to have an impact on one's health, such as the influence on healthier life behaviors, better working conditions, and access to better health services. Recent research states that a person's education level also has a connection with their risk for heart disease.
Relationship between education level and heart disease
A research team led by Dr. Yasuhiko Kubota at the University of Minnesota, evaluates the relationship between a person's level of education and the risk of heart disease and assesses how the two variables relate to other socioeconomic factors. Ranging from income, employment, to parental education. This study involved 14 thousand Americans aged 45 to 65 years who were observed for 26 years, precisely from 1987 to 2013.
According to the study, men and women with lower levels of education will have a higher risk of heart disease than those who have a higher level of education. This shows that a person's level of education can affect his health in the future.
The amount of difference in risk of heart disease in people with high and low education
In men, the risk for heart disease ranges from 59 percent in those who have primary school education (SD) and around 42 percent in people who have completed postgraduate education.
Meanwhile, the risk of heart disease for women is 51 percent in those who have elementary education and 28 percent in women who have completed graduate education.
This shows that the higher the level of one's education, the lower the risk for heart disease.
Previous studies have found that other socioeconomic factors, such as income, employment, and parental education, are also associated with the risk of heart disease. However, the researchers state that a person with a higher level of education will still have a lower risk of developing heart disease, regardless of the income or work they have or the education of their parents.
Effect of education on health
The researchers say that the level of education can affect several factors that contribute to the risk of heart disease, such as smoking and obesity. People with higher education tend to have a better awareness of health, for example not smoking and eating healthier foods, which can reduce the risk of heart disease.
A good level of education also has a long-term health impact because it can affect the quality of work, the living environment, and one's food choices.
However, it cannot be ascertained that someone with higher education will have a healthier lifestyle. Therefore, everyone needs to know various risk factors for heart disease and learn to adopt a healthier lifestyle.
