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Health Behaviours, Socioeconomic Status, and Mortality: Further Analyses of the British Whitehall II and the French GAZEL Prospective Cohorts

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  • Silvia Stringhini
  • Aline Dugravot
  • Martin Shipley
  • Marcel Goldberg
  • Marie Zins
  • Mika Kivimäki
  • Michael Marmot
  • Séverine Sabia
  • Archana Singh-Manoux

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Further analysis of data from two prospective cohorts reveals differences in the extent to which health behaviors attenuate associations between socioeconomic position and mortality outcomes.Background: Differences in morbidity and mortality between socioeconomic groups constitute one of the most consistent findings of epidemiologic research. However, research on social inequalities in health has yet to provide a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms underlying this association. In recent analysis, we showed health behaviours, assessed longitudinally over the follow-up, to explain a major proportion of the association of socioeconomic status (SES) with mortality in the British Whitehall II study. However, whether health behaviours are equally important mediators of the SES-mortality association in different cultural settings remains unknown. In the present paper, we examine this issue in Whitehall II and another prospective European cohort, the French GAZEL study. Methods and Findings: We included 9,771 participants from the Whitehall II study and 17,760 from the GAZEL study. Over the follow-up (mean 19.5 y in Whitehall II and 16.5 y in GAZEL), health behaviours (smoking, alcohol consumption, diet, and physical activity), were assessed longitudinally. Occupation (in the main analysis), education, and income (supplementary analysis) were the markers of SES. The socioeconomic gradient in smoking was greater (p

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  • Silvia Stringhini & Aline Dugravot & Martin Shipley & Marcel Goldberg & Marie Zins & Mika Kivimäki & Michael Marmot & Séverine Sabia & Archana Singh-Manoux, 2011. "Health Behaviours, Socioeconomic Status, and Mortality: Further Analyses of the British Whitehall II and the French GAZEL Prospective Cohorts," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(2), pages 1-1, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pmed00:1000419
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000419
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