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.
Published in: | BMJ Open |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2024
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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/ |
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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