Inequalities in lifespan and mortality risk in the US, 2015-2019: a cross-sectional analysis of subpopulations by social determinants of health.

Objective: To quantify inequalities in lifespan across multiple social determinants of health, how they act in tandem with one another, and to create a scoring system that can accurately identify subgroups of the population at high risk of mortality.

Design: Comparison of life tables across 54 subpopulations defined by combinations of four social determinants of health: sex, marital status, education and race, using data from the Multiple Cause of Death dataset and the American Community Survey.

Setting: United States, 2015-2019.

Forecasting Inequalities in Survival to Retirement Age by Socioeconomic Status in Denmark and Sweden.

In Denmark and Sweden, statutory retirement age is indexed to life expectancy to account for mortality improvements in their populations. However, mortality improvements have not been uniform across different sub-populations. Notably, in both countries, individuals of lower socioeconomic status (SES) have experienced slower mortality improvements.

The impact of COVID-19 on life expectancy across socioeconomic groups in Denmark.

Background: Denmark was one of the few countries that experienced an increase in life expectancy in 2020, and one of the few to see a decrease in 2021. Because COVID-19 mortality is associated with socioeconomic status (SES), we hypothesize that certain subgroups of the Danish population experienced changes in life expectancy in 2020 and 2021 that differed from the country overall. We aim to quantify life expectancy in Denmark in 2020 and 2021 by SES and compare this to recent trends in life expectancy (2014-2019).

Liposomal-Associated Phospholipase A 2 Is More Effective in Predicting Cardiac Risk in Law Enforcement Than Framingham Risk Score and Coronary Artery Calcium Score Calculation.

Objective: To clarify the methods for identifying officers at high risk for cardiac events.

Methods: This retrospective review included 3330 patient charts. Classic cardiovascular risk factors, coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores, and endothelial inflammatory biomarker levels were compared between civilians and law enforcement officers (LEOs).