Danish study (birth cohorts 1990–1999) shows neighborhood deprivation independently raises SZ risk

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Danish nationwide study (birth cohorts 1990–1999) shows neighborhood deprivation independently raises schizophrenia risk

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# Examining relationships between the Danish Composite Deprivation Index and risk of developing schizophrenia: A national multilevel analysis

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Results

Four neighborhood-level deprivation domains, Employment, Education, Skills & Training, Health & Disability, and Crime, as well as the Danish Composite Deprivation Index (adjusted IRR 1.14; 95 % credibility interval 1.10–1.17), were associated with elevated risk independent of individual-level deprivation measures. The specific neighborhood-level indicators linked with the highest adjusted elevations in risk were: Proportion of inhabitants aged 18–22 years who did not complete primary school before age 18 (adjusted IRR 1.23; 1.20–1.27); Proportion of inhabitants convicted for any violent crime (adjusted IRR 1.19; 1.16–1.23); and Proportion of inhabitants convicted for any crime resulting in a custodial sentence (adjusted IRR 1.15; 1.12–1.18).

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