Gender and validity of self-rated health in nineteen European countries

Baćak, Valerio; Ólafsdóttir, Sigrún

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“…However, we did not observe any significant association. The reason for this assumption is that SRH has been suggested to be better at predicting different diseases in women than in men [29]. What is notable, however, is that when we excluded those who got affected with VTE between baseline and 5 years follow up, the risk for VTE among those with poor SRH was increased even in the fully adjusted model (HR 1.38, CI 0.96-1.99, p = 0.086).…”

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confidence: 97%

“…In addition, as women often are more affected by poor SRH, they are particularly suitable for a study of a possible longitudinal association with VTE. SRH is also better at predicting somatic diseases in women than in men [29].…”

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confidence: 94%

“…Poor self-rated health (SRH) has been associated with elevated serum inflammatory markers [21] and has also been shown to be a predictor of depression [22], stroke [23] and other CVDs [24], diabetes [25], lung-cancer [26] and allcause mortality [27,28]. Thus, SRH is usually considered a valid and efficient measure of mental and physical health, especially in women [29], although there is still a need to identify the validity limits of SRH for prediction of illness and mortality [30].…”

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Self-rated health and venous thromboembolism among middle-aged women: a population-based cohort study

Nymberg

Stenman

Calling

et al. 2019

J Thromb Thrombolysis

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Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is one of the most common types of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and is associated with increased mortality-risk. Poor-self rated health (SHR) has been associated with elevated inflammatory markers and CVDs. However, little is known about as a predictor of incident VTE. To examine the association between self-rated health, lifestyle and incident VTE among middle-aged women. 6917 women aged 50-64 years, followed for 20 years in the Women's Health In the Lund Area (WHILA) study. After exclusion of those who medicated with anticoagulants, were living in nursing homes or suffered from cancer, stroke, VTE or CHD before baseline, a cohort of 5626 women remained. Cox regression was used to analyse the relationship between self-rated health and time to VTE, censored for any of the previous mentioned diseases during follow-up. Data were collected by questionnaires, physical examinations and Swedish registers. In total, 220 women were affected by VTE corresponding to an incidence rate of 3.9 per 1000 person-years. Adjustment for self-rated health did not significantly predict incident VTE, and neither did any of the lifestyle-related habits (e.g. physical activity and dietary habits including alcohol consumption), besides smoking. This study supports previous results with varicose veins and waist circumference as strong predictors of VTE. Poor self-rated health does not seem to be a valid predictor of VTE. Among lifestyle-related parameters, smoking was significantly associated with risk of VTE. We could also confirm the effect of the other already known risk factors.

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Self-rated health and venous thromboembolism among middle-aged women: a population-based cohort study

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“…Self-rated health is a multidimensional phenomenon that provides information about mental and physical wellness, which is associated with morbidity, mortality, and health care utilization (Wu et al 2013). It is a good proxy for health status in both genders regardless of the country of origin (Baćak and Ó lafsdóttir 2017), and it is influenced by both individual and contextual circumstances. Among these individual circumstances that affect health perception, we know that socioeconomic factors-like employment status or educational level (Ahmad et al 2014)-have been widely associated with self-assessed health and, in the same way, lifestyles-like the lack of physical activity or obesity-have been specifically connected to poor selfrated health (Meyer et al 2014).…”

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Self-rated health in Europe and its determinants: Does generation matter?

Aguilar-Palacio

Gil-Lacruz

Sánchez-Recio

et al. 2018

Int J Public Health

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“…Although the reliability of the item has been debated in some contexts, its adequate predictive validity in terms of several objective health measures has been veri ed in numerous studies [30,31]. For instance, Baćak and Ólafsdóttir [32] examined the concurrent validity of self-rated health item among 19 European countries and found the measure to be a signi cant predictor of both mental and physical health (0.386 < r < 0.768). For the present study, participants were categorized into 'not-good' (fair/poor) and 'good' (good/very good/excellent) health groups, which is in line with the majority of literature examined self-rated health with social capital [33].…”

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Personal Social Capital and Self-Rated Health among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Cross-sectional Study Exploring the Roles of Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Socioeconomic Status

Kim

Schneider

Faß

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Background: Personal social capital, which refers to the scope and quality of an individual’s social networks within a community, has received increasing attention as a potential sociological factor associated with better individual health; yet, the mechanism relating social capital to health is still not fully understood. This study examined the associations between social capital and self-rated health while exploring the roles of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and socioeconomic status (SES) among middle-aged and older adults.Methods: Cross-sectional data were collected from 662 middle-aged and older adults (Mean age: 58.11 ± 10.59 years old) using the Qualtrics survey panel. Personal Social Capital Scale was used to measure bonding and bridging social capital and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire was used to assess LTPA levels. SES was assessed by education and household income levels. Self-rated health was assessed using a single item, by which the participants were categorized into the two groups, having ‘good’ vs. ‘not good’ self-rated health. A series of univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were established to examine the independent and adjusted associations of social capital with self-rated health and to test mediating and moderating roles of LTPA and SES, respectively.Results: Bonding and bridging social capital were positively associated with self-rated health (Odds ratios = 1.11 and 1.09; P’s < .05, respectively), independent of LTPA that was also significantly associated with greater self-rated health (P-for-linear trends = .007). After adjusting SES, the associations of social capital were significantly attenuated and there was a significant interaction effect by household income (P-for-interaction = .012). Follow-up analyses stratified by household income showed that beneficial associations of social capital with self-rated health were more apparent among the people with low and high levels of household income; yet, LTPA was the stronger predictor of self-rated health among those in the middle class of household income.Conclusions: Findings suggest that both social capital and LTPA are associated with better self-rated health; yet, these associations vary by SES. The health policymakers should address both social capital and PA for enhancing perceived health among aging populations but may need to consider varying SES backgrounds.

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Gender and validity of self-rated health in nineteen European countries

Abstract: Self-rated health is a valid and efficient measure of physical and mental health across the European continent, with significantly greater concurrent validity among women.

Cited by 84 publications

References 32 publications

Self-rated health and venous thromboembolism among middle-aged women: a population-based cohort study

Self-rated health and venous thromboembolism among middle-aged women: a population-based cohort study

Self-rated health in Europe and its determinants: Does generation matter?

Personal Social Capital and Self-Rated Health among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Cross-sectional Study Exploring the Roles of Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Socioeconomic Status

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