Do age, period or cohort effects explain circulatory disease mortality trends, Scotland 1974–2015?

Objective We aimed to explore whether age, period or cohort effects explain the trends and inequalities in ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and cerebrovascular disease (CeVD) mortality in Scotland. Methods We analysed IHD and CeVD deaths for 1974–2015 by sex, age and area deprivation, visually explored the data using heatmaps and dotplots and built regression models. Results CeVD mortality improved steadily over time while IHD mortality improved...