Exploring associations of financial well-being with health behaviours and physical and mental health: a cross-sectional study among US adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health disparities exist across socioeconomic status levels, yet empirical evidence between financial well-being (FWB) and health are limited.

Methods

This cross-sectional study combined data from 25 370 adults aged ≥18 years in the 2019 National Health Interview Survey with estimated household FWB scores from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's 2016 National Financial Well-being Survey. FWB associations with health service visits, biometric screenings, smoking status, body mass index and physical and mental conditions were tested using age-adjusted, sex-adjusted and health insurance coverage-adjusted linear regression analysis.

Results

In 2019, the mean FWB for US adults was 56.1 (range 14 (worse) to 95 (best)). With increasing time since the last h

SUBMITTER: Mercado C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11812847 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature