TY - JOUR
T1 - Addressing social inequality in aging by the danish occupational social class measurement
AU - Christensen, Ulla
AU - Krølner, Rikke
AU - Nilsson, Charlotte Juul
AU - Lyngbye, Pernille W
AU - Hougaard, Charlotte
AU - Nygaard, Else
AU - Thielen, Karsten
AU - Holstein, Bjørn E
AU - Avlund, Kirsten
AU - Lund, Rikke
PY - 2014/2
Y1 - 2014/2
N2 - Objective: To present the Danish Occupational Social Class (DOSC) measurement as a measure of socioeconomic position (SEP) applicable in a late midlife population, and to analyze associations of this measure with three aging-related outcomes in midlife, adjusting for education. Method: Systematic coding procedures of the DOSC measurement were applied to 7,084 participants from the Copenhagen Aging and Midlife Biobank (CAMB) survey. We examined the association of this measure of SEP with chronic conditions, self-rated health, and mobility in logistic regression analyses, adjusting for school education in the final analysis. Results: The measure of SEP showed a strong social gradient along the social classes in terms of prevalence of chronic conditions, poor self-rated health, and mobility limitations. Adjusting for school education attenuated the association only to a minor degree. Discussion: The DOSC measure was associated with aging-related outcomes in a midlife Danish population, and is, thus, well suited for future epidemiological research on social inequalities in health and aging.
AB - Objective: To present the Danish Occupational Social Class (DOSC) measurement as a measure of socioeconomic position (SEP) applicable in a late midlife population, and to analyze associations of this measure with three aging-related outcomes in midlife, adjusting for education. Method: Systematic coding procedures of the DOSC measurement were applied to 7,084 participants from the Copenhagen Aging and Midlife Biobank (CAMB) survey. We examined the association of this measure of SEP with chronic conditions, self-rated health, and mobility in logistic regression analyses, adjusting for school education in the final analysis. Results: The measure of SEP showed a strong social gradient along the social classes in terms of prevalence of chronic conditions, poor self-rated health, and mobility limitations. Adjusting for school education attenuated the association only to a minor degree. Discussion: The DOSC measure was associated with aging-related outcomes in a midlife Danish population, and is, thus, well suited for future epidemiological research on social inequalities in health and aging.
KW - aging
KW - measurement
KW - occupational social class
KW - social gradient
U2 - 10.1177/0898264314522894
DO - 10.1177/0898264314522894
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 24584263
SN - 0898-2643
VL - 26
SP - 106
EP - 127
JO - Journal of Aging and Health
JF - Journal of Aging and Health
IS - 1
ER -