Association between self-reported general and mental health and adverse outcomes: a retrospective cohort study of 19,625 Scottish adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Self-reported general health and mental health are independent predictors of all-cause mortality. This study examines whether they are also independent predictors of incident cancer, coronary heart disease and psychiatric hospitalisation.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective, population cohort study by linking the 19 625 Scottish adults who participated in the Scottish Health Surveys 1995-2003, to hospital admissions, cancer registration and death certificate records. We conducted Cox proportional hazard models adjusting for potential confounders including age, sex, socioeconomic status, alcohol, smoking status, body mass index, hypertension and diabetes.

Results

Poor general health was reported by 1215 (6.2%) participants and was associated with cancer regi

SUBMITTER: Ul-Haq Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3976324 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature