How does body mass index impact self-perceived health? A pan-European analysis of the European Health Interview Survey Wave 2

Narciso, Joana; Croome, Natasha

doi:10.1136/bmjnph-2022-000439

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“…Even if TW consumption showed an increased likelihood of association with a satisfactory perceived health status, the association did not reach statistical significance. On the other hand, other variables showed a coherent association, in agreement also with studies conducted by others, since the likelihood of perceiving a satisfactory health status decreases with age [35], with underweight or overweight/obese BMI classes [36], with lower availability of economic resources [37] and lower levels of education [38,39]. Moreover, we found a worsening perception of own health status from North to south, as found by others [40,41].…”

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Consumption of Tap Water and Sociodemographic-Associated Characteristics: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

Dolcini,

Chiavarini,

Ponzio

et al. 2024

Nutrients

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Safe water is a global public health concern amid increasing scarcity and pollution. Bottled water production and consumption contribute to these problems. This study examines tap water consumption in Italy, assessing associated sociodemographic factors and related health outcomes such as obesity and self-perceived health status. Data from the Italian National Statistics Institute’s “Aspects of daily life” survey (N = 45,597) were analyzed. Covariates included education, age, gender, economic status, region, concerns about waste and climate change, consumption of carbonated drinks excluding water, alcohol consumption, consumption of vegetables, consumption of snacks, body mass index, and self-perceived health status. Bivariate analyses and mixed-effect logistic regression models explored the associations. People who drink tap water made up 19,674, with a higher prevalence in people aged 45 to 59 old, people with a graduate/post-graduate degree diploma, with optimal economic resources, people concerned about waste production and climate change, and those coming from the north-east regions of Italy. Underweight people showed a higher prevalence of TW consumption as well as those who less than occasionally drank carbonated drinks, drank alcohol, consumed vegetables more than once a day and snacks less than once a week, dairy products more than once a day, sweet less than once a week, cured meat less than once a week, and chicken meat less than once a week, those with no consumption of sheep meat, consumption of beef meat less than once a week and consumption of pork meat less than once a week, and those with a satisfactory level of perceived health status. Regressions showed that all other age classes are less likely to drink tap water than people younger than 20 years old. The category with “inadequate” economic resources is more likely to consume tap water. Low educational classes show a low likelihood of consuming tap water as well as islands. A concern about waste production and climate change is associated with an increased likelihood of consuming tap water. Tap water consumption was negatively associated with obesity but not with a satisfactory self-perceived health status. Insights from this study can inform public health strategies.

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