New article published in Social Science and Medicine

A new article based on the RECORD Study, related to the determinants of resting heart rate, has been accepted for publication in Social Science and Medicine.

At the individual level, a higher resting heart rate was observed among low educated participants and blue-collar workers, among participants who did not own their dwelling, and among those who did not have holidays over the previous year. Beyond and above individual factors, we found resting heart rate to increase with decreasing average education level of residents of the residential neighborhood.

Combining individual and neighborhood socioeconomic factors in a risk score, resting heart rate was increased by 1.1 beat per minute, 1.7 beat per minute, and 3.8 beats per minute in the three more and more disadvantaged socioeconomic groups, compared to the most advantaged one.

A mediation analysis showed that about 20% of the relationship between socioeconomic status and resting heart rate was attributable to the less frequent sport practice of disadvantaged populations, that 15% of the relationship was related to their higher resting heart rate, and that only 4% of the relationship was attributable to the shorter legs (and related risk factors) of disadvantaged participants.

The article can be downloaded here.