Social inequality in prevalence of NCD risk factors: a cross-sectional analysis from the population-based Tromsø Study 2015-2016.

We aimed to examine associations between educational level, serving as an indicator of socioeconomic position, and prevalence of WHO-established leading behavioural and biological risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), in middle-aged to older women and men.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:BMJ Open
Main Authors: Hetland, Rebecca A, Wilsgaard, Tom, Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter, Ariansen, Inger, Johansson, Jonas, Jacobsen, Bjarne K, Grimsgaard, Sameline
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: HighWire 2024
Subjects:
blood pressure
body mass index
health equity
nutrition & dietetics
risk factors
social medicine
Tromsø
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080611
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38688673
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11086291/
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Summary:We aimed to examine associations between educational level, serving as an indicator of socioeconomic position, and prevalence of WHO-established leading behavioural and biological risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), in middle-aged to older women and men.

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