Social class and health behaviour in Danish adults: a longitudinal study.

摘要: Health behaviours were examined in a random sample of 3,608 men and women aged 30, 40, 50 60 years, living the western part Copenhagen, Denmark. Data collected by standardized questionnaires completed each individual 1982 2,987 subjects who attended for follow up five years later. Smoking, leisure time inactivity infrequent intake vegetables interrelated highly influenced social class. Between 1987 proportion smokers decreased both sexes. However, an inverse association with status persisted increased 8% women. The physically inactive remained nearly constant. Infrequent sexes, but 10% from to 1987. In multivariate analysis high predicted quitting smoking sexes It is suggested that inequalities health between groups may some extent be attributed way promotion has been carried out This observation provides challenge future design effective public strategies.