Childhood Socioeconomic Position, Educational Attainment, and Adult Cardiovascular Risk Factors

The Aberdeen Children of the 1950s Cohort Study

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ID11020719
AutoresDeborah A Lawlor (0000-0002-6793-2262, University of Auckland), Debbie A Lawlor (Debbie A. Lawlor is with the Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, England. At the time of this study, G. David Batty was with the Department of Social Medicine, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Susan M. B. Morton is with the School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Heather Clark is with the Dugald Baird Centre for Research on Women’s Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland. Sally Macintyre is...), George David Batty (0000-0003-1822-5753, University of Auckland), Morton (0000-0002-2231-7020, Debbie A. Lawlor is with the Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, England. At the time of this study, G. David Batty was with the Department of Social Medicine, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Susan M. B. Morton is with the School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Heather Clark is with the Dugald Baird Centre for Research on Women’s Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland. Sally Macintyre is...), Susan M B Morton, Heather Clark (0000-0003-4688-0317, Debbie A. Lawlor is with the Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, England. At the time of this study, G. David Batty was with the Department of Social Medicine, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Susan M. B. Morton is with the School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Heather Clark is with the Dugald Baird Centre for Research on Women’s Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland. Sally Macintyre is...), Macintyre (0000-0003-3644-7237, University of Auckland), Sally Macintyre (Debbie A. Lawlor is with the Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, England. At the time of this study, G. David Batty was with the Department of Social Medicine, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Susan M. B. Morton is with the School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Heather Clark is with the Dugald Baird Centre for Research on Women’s Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland. Sally Macintyre is...), David A Leon (0000-0001-9747-1762, Debbie A. Lawlor is with the Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, England. At the time of this study, G. David Batty was with the Department of Social Medicine, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Susan M. B. Morton is with the School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Heather Clark is with the Dugald Baird Centre for Research on Women’s Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland. Sally Macintyre is...)
Año2005
Volumen95
Número7
Páginas1245-1251
Fecha de publicación2005-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditorialAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2004.041129
PMID15983276
PMCIDPMC1449347
OpenAlexW2005554640
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas30
Referencias citadas32

Objectives. We assessed the associations of childhood socioeconomic position with cardiovascular disease risk factors (smoking, binge alcohol drinking, and being overweight) and examined the roles of educational attainment and cognitive functioning in these associations. Methods. Data were derived from a cohort study involving 7184 individuals who were born in Aberdeen, Scotland, between 1950 and 1956; had detailed records on perinatal characteristics, childhood anthropometry, and cognitive functioning; and responded to a mailed questionnaire when they were aged 45 to 52 years. Results. Strong graded associations existed between social class at birth and smoking, binge drinking, and being overweight. Adjustment for educational attainment completely attenuated these associations. However, after control for adult social class, adult income and other potential confounding or mediating factors, some association remained. Conclusions. Educational attainment is an important mediating factor in the relation between socioeconomic adversity in childhood and smoking, binge drinking, and being overweight in adulthood

Anthropometry · Binge drinking · Body mass index · Cohort · Cohort study · Educational attainment · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Overweight · Poison control · Population · Social class · Socioeconomic status · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Stress Responses and Cortisol · Gerontology