Publication: High educational attainment redresses the effect of occupational social class on health-related lifestyle: findings from four Spanish national health surveys
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Date
2021-02-25
Authors
Moreno-Llamas, Antonio ; García Mayor, Jesús ; Cruz Sánchez, Ernesto de la
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Elsevier
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2021.02.010
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© 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. This document is the Published version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Annals of Epidemiology. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org//10.1016/j.annepidem.2021.02.010
Abstract
Purpose: Social determinants as occupational social class or educational attainment might influence
health outcomes. This phenomenon is known as the social gradient of health and is related to a skewed
distribution of health behaviours that might explain differences in morbidity and mortality between social groups. But social class and educational attainment differ in their nature and might have distinct effects on health. Here we study the combined effect of educational attainment and occupational social class on health-related lifestyle.
Methods: We retrieved data from four large-scale, national representative Spanish surveys (n = 67,171).
A latent class regression analysis was run to identify clusters of health-related lifestyle behaviours. Clusters were made according to sociodemographic factors, including a combined analysis of education and occupational social class. Results: Higher educational attainment and occupational social class were associated with a healthier lifestyle for both sexes. The combined analysis of education and social class indicated that women with
secondary education showed a high risk combination of unhealthy behaviours, as men with middle, primary or no education. Conclusions: Regardless of social class, a higher educational attainment redresses the effect of occupational social class on health-related behaviours. Our results suggest that education likely plays a crucial
role in population health outcomes through its effects on lifestyle.
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Annals of Epidemiology 58 (2021) 29-37
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