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Dalen, J.D.; Huijts, T.; Krokstad, S.; Eikemo, T.A. |

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Are there educational differences in the association between self-rated health and mortality in Norway? The HUNT Study |
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2012 |
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Scandinavian Journal of Public Health |
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Scand J Public Health |
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641-647 |
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Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; *Diagnostic Self Evaluation; *Educational Status; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Mortality/*trends; Norway/epidemiology; Proportional Hazards Models |
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AIMS: The aim of this study was to test whether the association between self-rated health and mortality differs between educational groups in Norway, and to examine whether health problems and health-related behaviour can explain any of these differences within a previously unexplored contextual setting. METHODS: The study used data from the Nord-Trondelag Health Study 84-86 (HUNT) with a 20-year follow up. The analyses were performed for respondents between 25-101 years at baseline (n = 56,788). The association between self-rated health and mortality was tested using Cox regression. RESULTS: The results indicate that although self-rated health is associated with mortality there is no difference in the association between self-rated health and mortality between educational groups. Introducing health-related variables did not have an impact on the result. CONCLUSIONS: Given the small educational differences in the association between self-rated health and mortality, this supports the reliability of self-reported health as a measurement for objective health. |
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Norwegian University Science and Technology, NTNU Dragvoll, Institutt for sosiologi og statsvitenskap, Trondheim, Norway. joakim.dalen@samfunn.ntnu.no |
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PMID:23042460 |
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HUNT @ maria.stuifbergen @ |
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