Social Status as a Mediator of Self-Perceived Health, Quality of Life and Health-Related Behaviour in Obesity
Burkert, N.T.; Freidl, W.; Muckenhuber, J.; Großschädl, F.; Stronegger, W.J.; Rásky, É. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2012 · Heft 7 · S. e101 bis e107
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Obesity prevalence is increasing worldwide and associated with a high health risk. Unfavourable psychological factors, lower self-ratings of health and worse health-related behaviour can be found in individuals with a low socioeconomic status (SES). Therefore, the aim of our study was to investigate whether normal weight vs. obese subjects with a high vs. low socioeconomic status (SES) differ with regard to self-perceived health, quality of life and health-related behaviour. Data of the Austrian Health Interview Survey (ATHIS) 2006/07, precisely of 8015 subjects were analysed stratified by sex and adjusted by ag…
