Self-rated health and mortality in different occupational classes and income groups in Nord-Trøndelag County, Norway.
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen
; 135(5): 434-8, 2015 Mar 10.
Article
en En, Nor
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25761028
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
People with a lower socioeconomic position have a higher the prevalence of most self-rated health problems. In this article we ask whether this may be attributed to self-rated health not reflecting actual health, understood as mortality, in different socioeconomic groups. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
For the study we used data from the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study 1984-86 (HUNT1), in which the county's entire adult population aged 20 years and above were invited to participate. The association between self-rated health and mortality in different occupational classes and income groups was analysed. The analysis corrected for age, chronic disease, functional impairment and lifestyle factors.RESULTS:
The association between self-rated health and mortality was of the same order of magnitude for the occupational classes and income groups, but persons without work/income and with poor self-rated health stood out. Compared with persons in the highest socioeconomic class, unemployed men had a hazard ratio for death that was three times higher in the follow-up period. For women with no income, the ratio was twice as high. INTERPRETATION Self-rated health and mortality largely conform to the different socioeconomic strata. This supports the perception that socioeconomic differences in health are a reality and represent a significant challenge nationally. Our results also increase the credibility of findings from other studies that use self-reported health in surveys to measure differences and identify the mechanisms that create them.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Clase Social
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Estado de Salud
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Mortalidad
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Autoinforme
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
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Nor
Revista:
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article