Social gradient in the metabolic syndrome not explained by psychosocial and behavioural factors: evidence from the Copenhagen City Heart Study

Eva Prescott; Nina Godtfredsen; Merete Osler; Peter Schnohr; John Barefoot

doi:10.1097/HJR.0b013e32800ff169

Social gradient in the metabolic syndrome not explained by psychosocial and behavioural factors: evidence from the Copenhagen City Heart Study

Eva Prescott, Nina Godtfredsen, Merete Osler, Peter Schnohr, John Barefoot

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Abstract

Psychosocial stressors may mediate the effect of social status on the metabolic syndrome (MS). The paper explores this hypothesis in a random sample of the general population.

Original language	English
Journal	European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation
Volume	14
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	405-12
Number of pages	8
ISSN	1741-8267
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/HJR.0b013e32800ff169
Publication status	Published - 2007

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alcohol Drinking
Denmark
Depression
Educational Status
Exercise
Fatigue
Female
Health Behavior
Humans
Male
Marital Status
Metabolic Syndrome X
Middle Aged
Odds Ratio
Prevalence
Smoking
Social Class
Social Support
Stress, Psychological
Urban Health

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Social gradient in the metabolic syndrome not explained by psychosocial and behavioural factors: evidence from the Copenhagen City Heart Study. / Prescott, Eva ; Godtfredsen, Nina ; Osler, Merete et al.
In: European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation, Vol. 14, No. 3, 2007, p. 405-12.

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