Socioeconomic position and VTE

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a frequent, multifactorial disease, and data proposes that long-term complications of VTE negatively impacts physical functioning and quality of life. Socioeconomic position (income, education level, work) has been shown to influence the risk and prognosis of diseases and health behavioral outcomes, and a relationship between socioeconomic position and arterial cardiovascular disease is well established. Although associations between VTE and physical health are well established, information on the psychosocial risk factors for and outcomes of VTE is limited.

In this project, we investigate the relationship between socieoeconomic position and VTE, the impact of VTE on work-related disability, emotional states and VTE as well as education level and VTE.

Principal Investigator: John-Bjarne Hansen

Project members: Helle Jørgensen, Sigrid Brækkan, Kristin Enga

External collaborators: Henrik Toft Sørensen, Erzsébet Horváth-Puhó (University of Aarhus), Scott D. Grosse (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

Publications:

Jorgensen et al. Venous thromboembolism and risk of depression: a population-based cohort study. J Thromb Haemost. 2023;21:953-62.

Jorgensen et al. The Interaction Between Venous Thromboembolism and Socioeconomic Status on the Risk of Disability Pension. Clin Epidemiol. 2022;14:489-500.

Jorgensen et al. Socioeconomic status and risk of incident venous thromboembolism. J Thromb Haemost. 2021;19:3051-61.

Jorgensen et al. Risk of a permanent work-related disability pension after incident venous thromboembolism in Denmark: A population-based cohort study. PLoS Med. 2021;18:e1003770.

Braekkan et al. Venous thromboembolism and subsequent permanent work-related disability. J Thromb Haemost. 2016;14:1978-87.

Enga et al. Emotional states and future risk of venous thromboembolism: the Tromso Study. Thromb Haemost. 2012;107:485-93.