Socioeconomic conditions, lifestyle factors, and self-rated health among men and women in Sweden

BACKGROUND: Socio-economic factors and lifestyle factors are found to be related to self-assessed health, an established predictor of morbidity and mortality. However, few studies have investigated the independent effects of factors, psychosocial conditions and lifestyle factors on self-assessment health. Method: A questionnaire survey was conducted to investigate the relationship between socio-economic status, factors of lifestyle, and self-assessed health status, and the questionnaire was conducted between March and May 2000, 18 to 79 years old Sent to a random sample of men and women. . The overall response rate is 65%. The survey area covers 58 cities in central Sweden. For various variables, calculate the multivariate odds ratio for low self-assessment health condition. A total of 36 048 subjects with complete data were included in the analysis. Similar impacts of work conditions were also analyzed for employees aged 18 to 64 (17,820 subjects). RESULTS: The overall prevalence of poor physical condition due to male self-assessment was 7%, 9% of women. Self-assessed poor health is most common among debilitated people, those experiencing economic difficulties, lack of social support or early vacation people. Low-level education is independently related to male poor self-health, but not to women. Subjects with no physical activity, weight loss and obesity were more likely to have poor health condition by self-assessment than other subjects. Work conditions related to poor self-assessment health conditions are discontent with work, low job restrictions, and fear of losing work. Conclusion: Although cross-sectional studies do not clearly identify which factors are determinants and which factors are the results of low self-esteem, the current findings are psychosocial and physical conditions and living We support the notion that habit factors are independent and related. Sick condition

In summary, this study shows that self-sufficiency health is a powerful predictor of various Swedish socio-economic groups, men and women, age group, various time periods, and mortality rates in long- and long-term diseases Respectively. In groups with low absolute mortality rates (eg young people and those with socioeconomically expensive groups), the relationship between poor self-assessment and subsequent mortality seems stronger but the absolute mortality risk of people The difference is suggesting that poverty is similar to that of healthy socioeconomic groups. The results show that self-assessment health has similar predictive power in different socio-economic groups and it can be a useful simple result indicator. Further studies should investigate the predictive value of self-assessed health for subsequent death, which may be due to different specific causes of death.

BACKGROUND: Socio-economic factors and lifestyle factors are found to be related to self-assessed health, an established predictor of morbidity and mortality. However, few studies have investigated the independent effects of factors, psychosocial conditions and lifestyle factors on self-assessment health. Method: A questionnaire survey was conducted to investigate the relationship between socio-economic status, factors of lifestyle, and self-assessed health status, and the questionnaire was conducted between March and May 2000, 18 to 79 years old Sent to a random sample of men and women. . The overall response rate is 65%. The survey area covers 58 cities in central Sweden. For various variables, calculate the multivariate odds ratio for low self-assessment health condition. A total of 36 048 subjects with complete data were included in the analysis. Impact analysis of similar working conditions was done for people employed between 18 and 64 (17,820 subjects).