Gender differences in health: a Canadian study of the psychosocial, structural and behavioural determinants of health

Denton, Margaret; Prus, Steven G.; Walters, Vivienne

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2003.09.008

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“…as evidenced by recent research: social support enhances quality of life and well-being during times of stress (Denton et al, 2004;Shields, 2004). Conversely, low levels of social integration or social supports are significant predictors of morbidity, mortality and institutionalization (Arber, 2004;Prus and Gee, 2001).…”

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Transitions in living arrangements of Canadian seniors: Findings from the NPHS longitudinal data

Sarma

Hawley

Basu

2009

Social Science & Medicine

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Section: Related Literaturementioning

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Transitions in living arrangements of Canadian seniors: Findings from the NPHS longitudinal data

Sarma

Hawley

Basu

2009

Social Science & Medicine

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“…However the association, albeit weaker, between perceived status and physiological measures could be interpreted as lending support to the psychosocial hypothesis. Others have suggested that psychosocial factors are a particularly important determinant of health in women, compared to men (Denton, Prus & Walters, 2004).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It has been suggested that psychological factors may have a particular role in relation to health inequalities amongst women (Denton et al 2004). We were unable to investigate this question as our study only included men.…”

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Is subjective social status a more important determinant of health than objective social status? Evidence from a prospective observational study of Scottish men

Macleod

Smith

Metcalfe

et al. 2005

Social Science & Medicine

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were asked whether they saw themselves as "employees", "foremen" or "managers").Compared to foremen, employees had a small and imprecisely estimated increased risk of all cause mortality (age adjusted hazard ratio 1.11 (0.96, 1.30)), whereas managers had a more marked decreased risk (age adjusted hazard ratio 0.75 (0.62, 0.90)). The strongest predictors of increased mortality were father's manual as opposed to non-manual occupation (fully adjusted hazard ratio 1.16 (1.03-1.31)); lack of car access (fully adjusted hazard ratio 1.12 (1.02-1.23)) and shorter stature, (an 2 indicator of material deprivation in childhood, fully adjusted hazard ratio 1.09 (1.02-1.16) per 10cm decrease). In the fully adjusted analyses, perceived work-place status was only weakly associated with mortality (hazard ratio for employees compared to foremen 1. 09 (0.93, 1.27), managers compared to foremen 0.91 (0.74, 1.10)). In this population it appears that objective material circumstances, particularly in early life, are a more important determinant of health than perceptions of relative status.Conversely, higher perceived stress was not associated with poorer health, presumably because, in this population, higher stress was not associated with material disadvantage. Together these findings suggest that, rather than targeting perceptions of disadvantage and associated negative emotions, interventions to reduce health inequalities should aim to reduce objective material disadvantage, particularly that experienced in early life.

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“…The expression and function of this genetic background is conditioned by prenatal factors operating during intra-uterine life, the 'conditioning' provided by his family, his education and his lifetime experiences [4][5][6][7][8]. For example, societal experiences can influence a male's approach to health, such as peer pressure to experiment with alcohol or drugs.…”

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“…Less than optimal stimulation of infants as well as parenting and access to education may affect the intellectual development and capacity of an individual to interact with society [4,8]. Parental example can influence attitudes to the development of healthy life styles and, in turn, can result in the development of obesity and its attendant consequences, such as the development of type 2 diabetes.…”

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Determinants of male health: the interaction of biological and social factors

Kretser¹

2010

Asian J Androl

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This review discusses the social and biological factors that may influence male development from conception to adulthood and also underlie the development of health disorders. It will provide assistance to those who may be considering the formulation of a male health policy. It aims to emphasize that social determinants function on a biological background that is profoundly influenced by a male's genome, inherited from his parents. The importance of the male-specific reproductive disorders is emphasized, but these also affect somatic structures through the secretion of androgens secreted from the testes. In turn, the function of the cardiovascular and nervous systems can significantly influence reproductive processes such as erectile dysfunction.

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Gender differences in health: a Canadian study of the psychosocial, structural and behavioural determinants of health

Cited by 585 publications

References 44 publications

Transitions in living arrangements of Canadian seniors: Findings from the NPHS longitudinal data

Transitions in living arrangements of Canadian seniors: Findings from the NPHS longitudinal data

Is subjective social status a more important determinant of health than objective social status? Evidence from a prospective observational study of Scottish men

Determinants of male health: the interaction of biological and social factors

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