The role of health behaviours across the life-course in the socioeconomic patterning of all-cause mortality: the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Prospective Cohort Study (original) (raw)
Whitley, Elise 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0297-9078, Batty, David, Hunt, Kate ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5873-3632, Popham, Frank ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7263-7954 and Benzeval, Michaela(2014) The role of health behaviours across the life-course in the socioeconomic patterning of all-cause mortality: the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Prospective Cohort Study.Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 47(2), pp. 148-157. (doi: 10.1007/s12160-013-9539-x)
Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12160-013-9539-x
Abstract
Background: Socioeconomic differentials in mortality are increasing in many industrialised countries.
Purpose: This study aims to examine the role of behaviours (smoking, alcohol, exercise, and diet) in explaining socioeconomic differentials in mortality and whether this varies over the life course, between cohorts and by gender. Methods: Analysis of two representative population cohorts of men and women, born in the 1950s and 1930s, were performed. Health behaviours were assessed on five occasions over 20 years. Results: Health behaviours explained a substantial part of the socioeconomic differentials in mortality. Cumulative behaviours and those that were more strongly associated with socioeconomic status had the greatest impact. For example, in the 1950s cohort, the age-sex adjusted hazard ratio comparing respondents with manual versus non-manual occupational status was 1.80 (1.25, 2.58); adjustment for cumulative smoking over 20 years attenuated the association by 49 %, diet by 43 %, drinking by 13 % and inactivity by only 1%. Conclusions: Health behaviours have an important role in explaining socioeconomic differentials in mortality.| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Batty, Mr David and Popham, Dr Frank and Benzeval, Dr Michaela and Hunt, Professor Kate and Whitley, Dr Elise |
| Authors: | Whitley, E., Batty, D., Hunt, K., Popham, F., and Benzeval, M. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > MRC/CSO SPHSU |
| Journal Name: | Annals of Behavioral Medicine |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| ISSN: | 0883-6612 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1532-4796 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2013 The Authors |
| First Published: | First published in Annals of Behavioural Medicine early online 26 Sept 2013 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
| Related URLs: | PubMed |
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Deposit and Record Details
| ID Code: | 82225 |
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| Depositing User: | Ms Candida Fenton |
| Datestamp: | 08 Jul 2013 09:07 |
| Last Modified: | 01 May 2025 23:19 |
| Date of first online publication: | 1 April 2014 |
| Date Deposited: | 15 December 2015 |