Male and female health problems in general practice: the differential impact of social position and social roles

摘要: Abstract Sex, social position and roles have been identified as important health predictors. Moreover, various variables found to bear differently upon female compared male health. This study analyses data from a large-scale registration project in general practice (the Continuous Morbidity Registration), pertaining the medical diagnoses of nearly 10,000 patients over five year period. The effects sex, class, marital parental status on number distinct categories problems were established, possible differential impact was explored. Categories studied ‘overall problems’, ‘sex specific conditions’, ‘symptoms without disease’, ‘prevention diagnostics’ ‘trauma’. Sex and, above all, class predictors most problems, especially during reproductive period life. Marital did not contribute substantially types problems. Rates prevention diagnostics, sex conditions total could certain extent be predicted by four sociodemographic variables, opposed trauma rates symptoms disease rates. Social appeared only variable with different effect vs conditions, diagnostics trauma, but so for overall disease. differ significantly their Results illustrate that differentiation into elucidates relationship between