A meta-analysis of education effects on chronic disease: The causal dynamics of the Population Education Transition Curve

Smith, William C.; Anderson, Emily; Salinas, Daniel; Horvatek, Renata; Baker, David P.

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.10.027

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“…Those with knowledge and resources avoid being overweight. Indeed, a recent meta analysis by Smith et al (2015) finds that the OLS effect of education on chronic disease is, on average, negative, but it varies systematically from 0 to a negative number depending on the stage of the epidemiological transition. Our theory suggests an alternative (but not necessarily competing) hypothesis, operating solely through wealth, rather than knowledge or chronic disease.…”

Section: The Role Of Period Effects: Disease Technology and Informamentioning

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The Effect of Education on Health and Mortality: A Review of Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Evidence

Galama¹,

Lleras‐Muney²,

Kippersluis³

2018

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance

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Education is strongly associated with better health and longer lives. However, the extent to which education causes health and longevity is widely debated. We develop a human capital framework to structure the interpretation of the empirical evidence. We then review evidence on the causal effects of education on mortality and its two most common preventable causes: smoking and obesity. We focus attention on evidence from Randomized Controlled Trials, twin studies, and quasi-experiments. There is no convincing evidence of an effect of education on obesity, and the effects on smoking are only apparent when schooling reforms affect individuals' track or their peer group, but not when they simply increase the duration of schooling. An effect of education on mortality exists in some contexts but not in others, and seems to depend on (i) gender; (ii) the labor market returns to education; (iii) the quality of education; and (iv) whether education affects the quality of individuals' peers.

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Section: The Role Of Period Effects: Disease Technology and Informamentioning

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The Effect of Education on Health and Mortality: A Review of Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Evidence

Galama¹,

Lleras‐Muney²,

Kippersluis³

2018

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance

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“…Several studies have shown that people with high SES have better health than people with lower SES, and differences between people with middle and high SES have also been reported (Braveman et al 2010, Marmot & Bell 2012, Smith et al 2014. In a Finnish study conducted on nonagenarians, higher education and occupational status was associated with better health (Enroth et al 2013).…”

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Barriers to outdoor physical activity and unmet physical activity need in older adults

Eronen

Bonsdorff

Törmäkangas

et al. 2014

Preventive Medicine

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Physical activity is a basic need, also in old age. However, many older people cannot fulfil this need, often due to walking limitations causing imbalance in person-environment fit. Decreased physical activity can lead to unmet physical activity need and restriction on life-space mobility. The opportunities to remain physically active depend on various factors, not all of which are equally achievable for all older adults. The aim was to investigate disparities in physical activity among older community-dwelling people, with a focus on functioning, environmental barriers and facilitators, and socioeconomic status (SES).The data were drawn from two studies conducted in Central Finland: Screening and Counseling for Physical Activity and Mobility (632 participants, 75% women, mean age 77.6) and Life-Space Mobility in Old Age (848 participants, 62% women, mean age 80.1). Walking limitations, SES, social support, environmental facilitators for outdoor walking and barriers to outdoor physical activity were self-reported. The outcome measures were unmet physical activity need, walking limitation and life-space mobility.Five outdoor physical activity barrier profiles were identified, in which people differed in health and functioning and vulnerability to the challenges of the environment. A higher number of environmental facilitators decreased the risk for walking limitation. The risk for unmet physical activity need increased along with the number of individual and environmental outdoor physical activity barriers, but was highest among people whose poor health and functioning hindered them from going outdoors. Low SES was associated with more restricted life-space mobility and unmet physical activity need, especially among persons with walking limitations.Disparities in physical activity can be traced back to various individual, social and environmental factors. The importance of the environment for physical activity is considerable especially among older people with walking limitations. Keywords ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis study was carried out at the Gerontology Research Center, Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. My deepest gratitude goes to the supervisors of this thesis, Professor Taina Rantanen and Mikaela von Bonsdorff, PhD. Taina, I can't stop wondering how you always have solutions to the most complex problems and answers to even the trickiest questions. I highly value your knowledge and experience in the field of gerontology and feel proud that I have been able to conduct my PhD thesis under your supervision. Mikaela, thank you for always having time for me and my questions, especially during the first year of my PhD studies. I admire your enthusiasm towards research and appreciate the guidance and advice that you have given me. I feel that we have become friends during these years. I sincerely thank Professor Teppo Kröger for his interest and supportive comments on this work. I also want to thank Research Director Katja Kokko at the Gerontology Research Center, and Director of t...

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“…A meta‐analysis by Smith et al. () suggests a negative relationship between educational attainment and onset of chronic disease; however, the authors caution that some studies do not show association. Other studies show a positive association between medication adherence and income (Mann et al.…”

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“…Educational attainment has become a prominent predictor, though with mixed evidence, of lifespan, health behavior and health care utilization in the developed nations (Montez and Friedman 2015;Smith et al 2015). A metaanalysis by Smith et al (2015) suggests a negative relationship between educational attainment and onset of chronic disease; however, the authors caution that some studies do not show association.…”

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Mitchell

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A meta-analysis of education effects on chronic disease: The causal dynamics of the Population Education Transition Curve

Cited by 48 publications

References 76 publications

The Effect of Education on Health and Mortality: A Review of Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Evidence

The Effect of Education on Health and Mortality: A Review of Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Evidence

Barriers to outdoor physical activity and unmet physical activity need in older adults

Medication Nonadherence: The Role of Cost, Community, and Individual Factors

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