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The lack of social gradient of health behaviors and psychosocial factors in Northern Italy

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  • Roberto Vogli
  • Roberto Gnesotto
  • Michael Goldstein
  • Ronald Andersen
  • Giovanni Cornia

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Manque de gradient social pour les comportements en matière de santé et les facteurs psychosociaux en Italie du Nord Objectifs: Examiner les inégalités face aux comportements de santé et aux facteurs psychosociaux en Italie du Nord. Méthodes: L’étude a interrogé par téléphone (Computer Assistsed Telephone Interview (CATI)) 4 002 adultes non institutionnalisés et vivant dans la région italienne de la Vénétie. Résultats: Le tabagisme, l’alcoolisation excessive, la consommation de fruits et légumes ainsi que le stress n’ont pas montré de gradient social. Seule l’activité physique était significativement associée avec la classe sociale. Le stress était un prédicteur significatif de l’inactivité physique, du tabagisme et d’une consommation limitée de fruits et de légumes. Le manque de support émotionnel était associé avec le tabagisme et avec l’inactivité physique chez les hommes, ainsi qu’avec une consommation limitée de fruits et de légumes chez les deux sexes. Conclusions: Trois explications complémentaires pourraient expliquer cette absence de gradient social des comportements de santé en Italie du Nord: a) le contexte socio-économique, b) le fait que la transition épidémiologique des facteurs de risques comportementaux ne soit pas encore achevée à travers toutes les classes sociales, c) un manque d’efforts systématiques en promotion de la santé. Des recherches supplémentaires sont nécessaires pour corroborer ou non ces potentielles explications. Copyright Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel 2005

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  • Roberto Vogli & Roberto Gnesotto & Michael Goldstein & Ronald Andersen & Giovanni Cornia, 2005. "The lack of social gradient of health behaviors and psychosocial factors in Northern Italy," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 50(4), pages 197-205, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:50:y:2005:i:4:p:197-205
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-005-4025-2
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    1. Silvia Stringhini & Brenda Spencer & Pedro Marques-Vidal & Gerard Waeber & Peter Vollenweider & Fred Paccaud & Pascal Bovet, 2012. "Age and Gender Differences in the Social Patterning of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Switzerland: The CoLaus Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(11), pages 1-9, November.
    2. Valeria Glorioso & Maurizio Pisati, 2014. "Socioeconomic inequality in health-related behaviors: a lifestyle approach," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 48(5), pages 2859-2879, September.

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