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The socioeconomic distribution of non-communicable diseases in Europe: findings from the European Social Survey (2014) special module on the social determinants of health by Courtney L. McNamara; Mirza Balaj; Katie H. Thomson; Terje A. Eikemo; Erling F. Solheim; Clare Bambra is a Health Professions article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Background: A range of non-communicable diseases (ncds) has been found to follow a social pattern whereby socioeconomic status predicts either a higher or lower risk of disease. comprehensive evidence on the socioeconomic distribution of ncds across europe, however, has been limited. ## Methods: Using cross-sectional 2014 european social survey data from 20 countries, this paper examines socioeconomic inequalities in 14 self-reported ncds separately for women and men: heart/circulatory problems, high blood pressure, back pain, arm/hand pain, foot/leg pain, allergies, breathing problems, stomach/digestion problems, skin conditions, diabetes, severe headaches, cancer, obesity and depression. using education to measure socioeconomic status, age-controlled adjusted risk ratios were calculated and separately compared a lower and medium education group with a high education group. ## Results: At the pooled european level, a social gradient in health was observed for 10 ncds: depression, diabetes, obesity, heart/circulation problems, hand/arm pain, high blood pressure, breathing problems, severe headaches, foot/leg pain and cancer. an inverse social gradient was observed for allergies.
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- Author
- Courtney L. McNamara; Mirza Balaj; Katie H. Thomson; Terje A. Eikemo; Erling F. Solheim; Clare Bambra
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Health Professions (Health Sciences)