Anu Molarius
Biographic Data
| ID | 6160850 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anu Molarius |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anu |
| FAMILY NAME | Molarius |
| SIGNATURE | MOLARIUS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Karlstad University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2532-2498 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The contribution of unpaid labour to poor mental health in the Swedish working population
Poor mental health is debilitating and of global public health concern. Unpaid labour has been recognised as an important yet neglected, and highly gendered, determinant of mental health. We examined the contribution of unpaid labour to poor mental health, in relation to other known risk factors, in employed adults. Study data is from 5462 employed Swedish women and men aged 30-49 years responding to a population survey in 2022. Independent assoc…
Trends in obesity prevalence by gender and educational level among adults in Mid-Sweden between 2012 and 2022
BACKGROUND: The aim was to investigate trends in obesity prevalence by gender and educational level in the general population aged 30-69 years, based on large surveys conducted in Mid-Sweden in 2012, 2017 and 2022. METHODS: ) was based on self-reported weight and height. Trends in obesity prevalence, including comparisons across educational levels, were estimated by age-standardised proportions with corresponding 95% CIs. Differences between gend…
Factors associated with reported need of weight loss support among adults with overweight or obesity
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with reported need of weight loss support among adults with overweight or obesity in the general population. Design: A cross-sectional population study based on a survey questionnaire sent to a random population sample. Multivariate odds ratios for reported need of weight loss support were calculated for socio-economic, lifestyle and health indicators, in total and by gender a…
The Association between Time Spent in Domestic Work and Mental Health among Women and Men
Investigating time spent in unpaid domestic work may not be sufficient to assess the association between exposure to domestic work and mental health. Conversely, strain in domestic work may be a more important factor contributing to the prevalence of poor mental health in the general population
Living conditions, lifestyle habits and health among adults before and after the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak in Sweden - results from a cross-sectional population-based study
Very few differences in living conditions, lifestyle factors and health were observed in the study population before and after the COVID-19 outbreak. The results suggest that, in addition to a possible decrease in sleeping difficulties, the prevalence of being worried about losing one's job increased among the employed after the outbreak
Domestic Work, Self-Reported Diagnosed Depression and Related Costs among Women and Men—Results from a Population-Based Study in Sweden
The association between experiencing domestic work as burdensome and depression was strong among both women and men and was not restricted to employed persons or to parents with children. Even though the cross-sectional design does not allow one to assess the direction of the association between domestic work and depression, and longitudinal studies are needed, the results imply that strain in domestic work should be taken into account when consi…
A health dialogue intervention reduces cardiovascular risk factor levels
BioMed Central, ISRCTN22586871 , date assigned; 10/12/2015
Economic stress and condescending treatment in childhood and adult self-rated health
Economic stress in childhood and condescending treatment in childhood were associated with SRH in adulthood, both independently and through adulthood circumstances. The results underline the importance of taking into account both material and psychosocial circumstances over the whole life course when developing public health measures
Can financial insecurity and condescending treatment explain the higher prevalence of poor self-rated health in women than in men? A population-based cross-sectional study in Sweden
The present findings suggest that women would have as good self-rated health as men if they had similar financial security as men and were not treated in a condescending manner to a larger extent than men. Longitudinal studies are, however, required to confirm this conclusion
Mental health symptoms in relation to socio-economic conditions and lifestyle factors – a population-based study in Sweden
Our results support the notion that a ground for good mental health includes balance in social relations, in domestic work and in employment as well as in personal economy both among men and women. In addition, physical inactivity, underweight and risk consumption of alcohol are associated with mental health symptoms independent of socio-economic factors
Socioeconomic conditions, lifestyle factors, and self-rated health among men and women in Sweden
BACKGROUND: Socioeconomic conditions and lifestyle factors have been found to be related to self-rated health, which is an established predictor of morbidity and mortality. Few studies, however, have investigated the independent effect of material and psychosocial conditions as well as lifestyle factors on self-rated health. METHODS: The association between socioeconomic conditions, lifestyle factors, and self-rated health was investigated using …
Self-rated health, chronic diseases, and symptoms among middle-aged and elderly men and women
Population change and mortality in men and women
Editor,— Differences in mortality between areas have been found to be related to the socioeconomic conditions of the area.1 2 However, people also move to improve their physical and social environment, and the health status of the migrants differs considerably from that of the non-migrants.3Recently, Davey Smith and collegues4 found that mortality, measured 1991–92, was inversely related to the population growth in the two preceding decades in 29…
Smoking and relative body weight
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the magnitude and consistency of the associations between smoking and body mass index (BMI) in different populations. DESIGN: A cross sectional study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: About 69,000 men and women aged 35-64 years from 42 populations participating in the first WHO MONICA survey in the early and mid 1980s. MAIN RESULTS: Compared to never smokers, regular smokers had significantly (p
Smoking and relative body weight
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the magnitude and consistency of the associations between smoking and body mass index (BMI) in different populations. DESIGN: A cross sectional study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: About 69,000 men and women aged 35-64 years from 42 populations participating in the first WHO MONICA survey in the early and mid 1980s. MAIN RESULTS: Compared to never smokers, regular smokers had significantly (p
Population change and mortality in men and women
Editor,— Differences in mortality between areas have been found to be related to the socioeconomic conditions of the area.1 2 However, people also move to improve their physical and social environment, and the health status of the migrants differs considerably from that of the non-migrants.3Recently, Davey Smith and collegues4 found that mortality, measured 1991–92, was inversely related to the population growth in the two preceding decades in 29…
Smoking and relative body weight
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the magnitude and consistency of the associations between smoking and body mass index (BMI) in different populations. DESIGN: A cross sectional study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: About 69,000 men and women aged 35-64 years from 42 populations participating in the first WHO MONICA survey in the early and mid 1980s. MAIN RESULTS: Compared to never smokers, regular smokers had significantly (p
Population change and mortality in men and women
Editor,— Differences in mortality between areas have been found to be related to the socioeconomic conditions of the area.1 2 However, people also move to improve their physical and social environment, and the health status of the migrants differs considerably from that of the non-migrants.3Recently, Davey Smith and collegues4 found that mortality, measured 1991–92, was inversely related to the population growth in the two preceding decades in 29…
Self-rated health, chronic diseases, and symptoms among middle-aged and elderly men and women
Socioeconomic conditions, lifestyle factors, and self-rated health among men and women in Sweden
BACKGROUND: Socioeconomic conditions and lifestyle factors have been found to be related to self-rated health, which is an established predictor of morbidity and mortality. Few studies, however, have investigated the independent effect of material and psychosocial conditions as well as lifestyle factors on self-rated health. METHODS: The association between socioeconomic conditions, lifestyle factors, and self-rated health was investigated using …
Mental health symptoms in relation to socio-economic conditions and lifestyle factors – a population-based study in Sweden
Our results support the notion that a ground for good mental health includes balance in social relations, in domestic work and in employment as well as in personal economy both among men and women. In addition, physical inactivity, underweight and risk consumption of alcohol are associated with mental health symptoms independent of socio-economic factors
Can financial insecurity and condescending treatment explain the higher prevalence of poor self-rated health in women than in men? A population-based cross-sectional study in Sweden
The present findings suggest that women would have as good self-rated health as men if they had similar financial security as men and were not treated in a condescending manner to a larger extent than men. Longitudinal studies are, however, required to confirm this conclusion
A health dialogue intervention reduces cardiovascular risk factor levels
BioMed Central, ISRCTN22586871 , date assigned; 10/12/2015
Economic stress and condescending treatment in childhood and adult self-rated health
Economic stress in childhood and condescending treatment in childhood were associated with SRH in adulthood, both independently and through adulthood circumstances. The results underline the importance of taking into account both material and psychosocial circumstances over the whole life course when developing public health measures
Domestic Work, Self-Reported Diagnosed Depression and Related Costs among Women and Men—Results from a Population-Based Study in Sweden
The association between experiencing domestic work as burdensome and depression was strong among both women and men and was not restricted to employed persons or to parents with children. Even though the cross-sectional design does not allow one to assess the direction of the association between domestic work and depression, and longitudinal studies are needed, the results imply that strain in domestic work should be taken into account when consi…
Living conditions, lifestyle habits and health among adults before and after the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak in Sweden - results from a cross-sectional population-based study
Very few differences in living conditions, lifestyle factors and health were observed in the study population before and after the COVID-19 outbreak. The results suggest that, in addition to a possible decrease in sleeping difficulties, the prevalence of being worried about losing one's job increased among the employed after the outbreak
The Association between Time Spent in Domestic Work and Mental Health among Women and Men
Investigating time spent in unpaid domestic work may not be sufficient to assess the association between exposure to domestic work and mental health. Conversely, strain in domestic work may be a more important factor contributing to the prevalence of poor mental health in the general population
Factors associated with reported need of weight loss support among adults with overweight or obesity
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with reported need of weight loss support among adults with overweight or obesity in the general population. Design: A cross-sectional population study based on a survey questionnaire sent to a random population sample. Multivariate odds ratios for reported need of weight loss support were calculated for socio-economic, lifestyle and health indicators, in total and by gender a…
The contribution of unpaid labour to poor mental health in the Swedish working population
Poor mental health is debilitating and of global public health concern. Unpaid labour has been recognised as an important yet neglected, and highly gendered, determinant of mental health. We examined the contribution of unpaid labour to poor mental health, in relation to other known risk factors, in employed adults. Study data is from 5462 employed Swedish women and men aged 30-49 years responding to a population survey in 2022. Independent assoc…
Trends in obesity prevalence by gender and educational level among adults in Mid-Sweden between 2012 and 2022
BACKGROUND: The aim was to investigate trends in obesity prevalence by gender and educational level in the general population aged 30-69 years, based on large surveys conducted in Mid-Sweden in 2012, 2017 and 2022. METHODS: ) was based on self-reported weight and height. Trends in obesity prevalence, including comparisons across educational levels, were estimated by age-standardised proportions with corresponding 95% CIs. Differences between gend…
Population (14 works) · Environmental health (13 works) · Medicine (13 works) · Demography (12 works) · Gerontology (9 works) · Demography (8 works) · Logistic regression (7 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (6 works) · Depression (economics (5 works)