Tuesday, September 29, 2009
A reverse disparity!
Feeling bummed about the loss of your job or your retirement account? Good news! You may be less likely to suffer a retinal detachment. Scottish researchers have found that the risk of retinal detachment is directly related to wealth. "The rate of retinal detachment was 15.4 per 100,000 population among the most affluent patients, compared with 13.6 per 100,000 for the second-most affluent patients, 9.3 per 100,000 for the third-most affluent patients, and 6.9 per 100,000 among the least affluent patients," HealthDay reported.
They have no idea what might cause this disparity. (Or why it matters, we would add.) But the news provides a pleasing contrast to this recent depressing article in Slate which discusses the links between poverty, obesity and poor health.
Labels: disparities, obesity
posted by Stacey Butterfield at
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