Education and health-behaviour among men and women in Sweden: A 27-year prospective cohort study

Brännlund, Annica; Hammarström, Anne; Strandh, Mattias

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“…Potential candidates can be found in factors associated with education but not included in the present study. First, educational attainment is associated with health-related behavior [ 67 ], and returning to the role of personality, education is positively associated with trait conscientiousness and an internal locus of control [ 68 , 69 ], both associated with better health behaviors [ 70 ]. Education is also inversely associated with hostility, which has been shown to mediate the association of education with AL [ 48 ].…”

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Parental socioeconomic position and midlife allostatic load: a study of potential mediators

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BackgroundThe mechanisms underlying the association of parental socioeconomic position with later life allostatic load remain unclear. The present study aims to examine potential pathways underlying this association: personality, social relations, intelligence and education.MethodsThe study comprised 361 members of the Copenhagen Perinatal Cohort who participated in two subsequent follow-ups: the Prenatal Development Project (mean age 27 years) and the Copenhagen Aging and Midlife Biobank study (mean age 50 years). Allostatic load was based on 14 biomarkers representing the inflammatory, metabolic and cardiovascular system measured at midlife. Information on potential mediators was collected in young adulthood, and their role in the association of parental socioeconomic position with midlife allostatic load were examined in linear regression path analyses.ResultsParental socioeconomic position at one year was inversely associated with midlife allostatic load (β = − 0.238, p < .001). No mediation effects were found for personality or social relations. In a model including intelligence and education, a significant indirect effect was found for education (β = − 0.151, p < .001). A significant direct effect remained (β = − 0.111, p = .040).ConclusionsParental socioeconomic position was inversely associated with allostatic load in midlife. Results suggest that part of this association was mediated by education. A better understanding of the non-cognitive pathways related to education is an important prerequisite for the development of effective intervention strategies.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12889-018-5956-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Parental socioeconomic position and midlife allostatic load: a study of potential mediators

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“…Therefore, the present results cannot be generalized to all late‐stage older individuals. Socioeconomic factors, such as economic status and educational level, significantly affect health behaviors, including the use of medical institutions . In a study that examined the relationship between the number of teeth and the medical costs of stroke for those aged 80 years, income and education years did not show significant influences .…”

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Associations of number of teeth with medical costs and hospitalization duration in an older Japanese population

Saito

Shimazaki

Nonoyama

et al. 2019

Geriatrics Gerontology Int

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Aim Many studies have reported close relationships between oral and systemic health. We explored the association of the number of remaining teeth with medical costs and hospitalization duration in people aged 75 and 80 years. Methods Oral health examinations were carried out at dental clinics in 2014. Medical cost and hospitalization duration data for fiscal year 2015 were obtained from the Mie Prefecture health insurer. We analyzed the data of 4700 individuals who met our inclusion criteria: 2745 75‐year‐olds and 1955 80‐year‐olds. The effects of remaining tooth numbers on medical costs and hospitalization days were analyzed using a generalized linear model with log link adjustment for confounders. Results Total medical costs for all diseases were significantly higher in those with 20–27, 10–19 and 1–9 teeth, and in edentulous older individuals, compared with those with 28 teeth. Outpatient medical costs for diabetes were significantly higher in those with 20–27 and 1–9 teeth. Inpatient medical costs for digestive cancers were significantly higher in those with 10–19 and 1–9 teeth, and in edentulous older individuals. Hospitalization for digestive cancer was significantly longer in those with 20–27, 10–19 and 1–9 teeth, and in edentulous older individuals, than in those with 28 teeth. The number of teeth as a continuous variable was significantly inversely associated with medical costs for cerebrovascular disease and digestive cancer, and hospitalization days for digestive cancer. Conclusion Small numbers of teeth were associated with higher medical costs and longer hospital stays for older Japanese. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2019; 19: 335–341.

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“…In this study, women who received only primary school education were basically in low level occupational status (92.8%) compared to those had college education (40%). Research has found that education reduces the probability of unhealthy behavior over the life course [10], while healthy lifestyle factors reduced the risk of hypertension remarkably. Low socioeconomic position may be a stronger determinant of hypertension risk in women compared with men.…”

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Associations of Education with Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Patients: A Chinese Community Survey

Chen¹,

Tan²

2013

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Objective: To examine the association between education and blood pressure in hypertensive Chinese. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the health care center of a university affiliated hospital in 2008 to enroll 502 mild to moderate essential hypertensive patients. All participants completed a questionnaire addressing their sociodemographic information before they were given a routine physical checkup. Results: The baseline blood pressure was 151.87/95.76 mmHg for 277 females and 149.80/97.74 mmHg for 225 males. Only few women reported smoke (4%, n = 11) or drink alcohol (6.9%, n = 19). Over half of men smoke and drink (63.2% and 52.9% respectively). Alcohol consumption was found different among educational attainment groups in males. Correlation analyses demonstrated that education was inversely related to systolic blood pressure in female hypertensives. Conclusion: Education is associated with blood pressure in females.

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Education and health-behaviour among men and women in Sweden: A 27-year prospective cohort study

Abstract: Higher education reduces the probability of unhealthy behavior. Thus, investments in higher education should be an important public goal.

Cited by 13 publications

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Parental socioeconomic position and midlife allostatic load: a study of potential mediators

Parental socioeconomic position and midlife allostatic load: a study of potential mediators

Associations of number of teeth with medical costs and hospitalization duration in an older Japanese population

Associations of Education with Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Patients: A Chinese Community Survey

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