1. Time trends of comparative self-rated health in adults aged 25–34 in the Northern Sweden MONICA study, 1990–2014
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Mattias Waller Lidström, Annika Forssén, Göran Waller, Patrik Wennberg, and Robert Lundqvist
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Gerontology ,Male ,Time Factors ,Health Status ,Emotions ,Social Sciences ,lcsh:Medicine ,Anxiety ,Geographical locations ,Body Mass Index ,0302 clinical medicine ,Sociology ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Medicine and Health Sciences ,Psychology ,Public and Occupational Health ,030212 general & internal medicine ,lcsh:Science ,Self-rated health ,Multidisciplinary ,Depression ,Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology ,Europe ,Educational Status ,Female ,0305 other medical science ,Behavioral and Social Aspects of Health ,Research Article ,Adult ,Sexual and Gender Issues ,03 medical and health sciences ,Diagnostic Self Evaluation ,Sex Factors ,Mental Health and Psychiatry ,Humans ,European Union ,Exercise ,Sweden ,030505 public health ,Time trends ,Mood Disorders ,lcsh:R ,Biology and Life Sciences ,Physical Activity ,Young Adults ,Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Age Groups ,Population Groupings ,lcsh:Q ,People and places - Abstract
Self-rated health (SRH) accounts comprehensively for many health domains. The aim of this paper was to investigate time trends and associations between age-comparative self-rated health and some known determinants in a general population aged 24-34 years. Population- based cross-sectional surveys were performed in 1990, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014 in Northern Sweden. Out of 3500 invited persons, 1811 responded. Comparative SRH was measured on a three-grade ordinal scale by the question: "How would you assess your general health condition compared to persons of your own age?" with the alternatives-better/worse/similar". Over the period 1990 to 2014, the percentage of women rating comparative SRH as "worse" increased steadily, from 8.5% in 1990 reaching 20% in 2014 (p for trend 0.007). Among men, this pattern was almost the opposite, with increasing proportions rating "better" (p for trend
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- 2017