Changes in the role of explanatory factors for socioeconomic inequalities in physical performance: a comparative study of three birth cohorts.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to societal changes and changes in the availability of health promoting factors, explanatory factors of socioeconomic inequalities in health (SIH) may change with time. We investigate differences in the relative importance of behavioural, social and psychological factors for explaining inequalities in physical performance between three birth cohorts.

Methods

Data came from N = 988, N = 1002, and N = 1023 adults aged 55-64 years, collected in 1992, 2002 and 2012 as part of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam. Physical performance was measured by three performance tests. We included lifestyle factors (physical activity, smoking, alcohol use and Body Mass Index (BMI)); social factors (network size, network complexity, divorce, social support); and psychologica

SUBMITTER: Klokgieters SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8665629 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature