The study results may not be generalizable to the US general population in regard to inherent patient characteristics including higher level of education and health literacy.
Socioeconomic indicators included highest level of education achieved, occupation, and number of household residents.
The SEP measures included: Individual-level SEP, included highest level of education received by the mother and household income measured by the low income cut-off point (LICO).
"The reasons are many, including high levels of alcohol and drug use, and cigarette smoking".
Weak public institutions, including high levels of corruption, characterize many developing countries.
Some have proposed other causes, including higher levels of incarceration, which leave more people with criminal records that make them ineligible or undesirable for employers.
Caregivers experience poorer psychological health, including higher levels of anxious symptoms, compared to patients and to the general population.
But the flaw in this argument is that there are a host of reasons why high-performing Asian education systems do well, including high levels of parental support, cultural factors that favour education, and the prevalence of private tutoring.
African-Americans are more likely to live near environmental hazards like power plants and be exposed to hazardous air pollution, including higher levels of nitrogen oxides, ozone, particulate matter and carbon dioxide than their white counterparts.
At the same time, the report highlighted numerous risks that banks still face, including high levels of nonperforming loans in countries with weak growth, and difficulty raising money.
