CAS SO 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Cortisol, Cardiovascular Disease, Socioeconomic Status
2 Jan 2017
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Social factors and illnesses -ses, age, gender, race and ethnicity. Characteristics of individuals, groups, activities, neighborhoods, and societies. Higher social class = lower morbidity and mortality. Effect of social class on health is strong and consistent. Effect is stronger than that of race/ethnicity on health. Social gradient in health o o o o o. Different from the fact that poor have worse health then well to do. Higher mortality for those at the lower levels of education, income and occupational hierarchy. Robust observations for cvd (cardiovascular disease) and may other major causes of death. These observations are confirmed even in such relatively egalitarian countries as sweden. Each additional year to your education or 4284 you add to your income -- will have a positive effect on your health and thus life expectancy. Movie notes: in sickness and in wealth o. We have the highest gross national product in the world, spend 3 trillion on health care per year o.
