Alicja Szklarska
Biographic Data
| ID | 92709 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alicja Szklarska |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alicja |
| FAMILY NAME | Szklarska |
| SIGNATURE | SZKLARSKA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Polish Academy of Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1698-158X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
How Stress Is Related to Age, Education, Physical Activity, Body Mass Index, and Body Fat Percentage in Adult Polish Men
Stressful events and chronic tension are considered a burden and a threat to physical, mental, and social health. The aim of the study was to demonstrate the associations of variation in stress exposure with social factors, physical activity, basic components of physical fitness, body mass index (BMI) and percentage of body fat (BFP). An additional objective was to identify the main BFP modifiers among those analyzed. The material consisted of da…
Age, Education, and Stress Affect Ageing Males’ Symptoms More than Lifestyle Does
An increasing number of subjects are affected by health problems related to the advanced involutional processes. It is extremely important to identify the determinants of the rate of occurrence of physiological, psychological, and social manifestations of aging. The aim was to determine how factors such as lifestyle, level of education, or severity of stressful life events indicate the appearance of aging symptoms in adult men. The material consi…
Social class-specific secular trends in height among 19-year old Polish men
Biological costs of economic transition
Secular trends in body height and body mass in 19‐year‐old polish men based on six national surveys from 1965 to 2010
OBJECTIVES: The aim was to determine whether an intergenerational trend toward increased stature is slowing down, and whether body weight has recently increased among young men in Poland, as it has in Western European countries. METHODS: Data were taken from six national surveys of 19-year-old Polish male conscripts from cohorts 1965, 1976, 1986, 1995, 2001, and 2010. RESULTS: The mean stature of this population increased throughout the last 45 y…
Self-reported versus measured body height and weight in Polish adult men
BACKGROUND: In some epidemiological studies, self-reported height and weight are often used to save time and money. Self-reported height and weight are commonly used to assess the prevalence of obesity. The aim of this study was to assess the differences between self-reported and measured height and weight in adult men, and to determine how the accuracy of self-reported data depended on age and education. The prevalence of obesity was also calcul…
Allostatic Load and Socioeconomic Status in Polish Adult Men
This study considers the relationship between a cumulative index of biological dysregulation (allostatic load) and several dimensions of socioeconomic status (SES) and lifestyle in adult Polish males. The extent to which lifestyle variables can explain SES variation in allostatic load was also evaluated. Participants were 3887 occupationally active men aged 25–60 years living in cities and villages in the Silesia region of Poland. The allostatic …
BMI, hypertension and low bone mineral density in adult men and women
Social mobility by marriage and risk of cardiovascular disease among adults in Southwestern Poland
Background: The social position of a husband or wife can influence the health status of the individual and his/her partner. Also, social position can change over time as a result of education, job, income, marriage and/or divorce.Aim: To examine the association of mobility by marriage based on educational discrepancy between spouses and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among Polish men and women of 40–50 years of age.Subjects and methods: The…
The negative health consequences of unemployment
Inter-Generation Social Mobility Modifies Framingham Risk Score in Polish Middle-Aged Men, but Not in Women
In modern societies, there are regular social gradients in most health parameters, and also in the structure of morbidity and mortality. However, the significance of inter-generation social mobility for general health status still remains equivocal. This study was therefore performed in order to compare the effect of social mobility on coronary heart disease (CHD) risk between middle-aged Polish men and women. A total of 342 men and 458 women, ag…
Biological condition of adult migrants and nonmigrants in Wrocław, Poland
Human migration and its economic, social, and demographic effects can lead to health consequences for individuals and populations. In the present study, we estimated differences in health status between migrant (those who had come to Wrocław at the age of ≥16 years) and nonmigrant (those who had lived in Wrocław since birth or had come with their parents) inhabitants of Wrocław, Poland. Three hundred and sixty seven males and 496 females aged 40 …
Influence of Height on Attained Level of Education in Males at 19 Years of Age
In this study it is hypothesized that taller individuals are more likely to move up the scale of educational attainment compared with shorter individuals from the same social background. Three national cohorts of 19-year-old males were considered: 29,464 born in 1967 and surveyed in 1986, 31,062 born in 1976 and surveyed in 1995, and 30,851 born in 1982 and surveyed in 2001. Four social variables were used to describe the social background of eac…
The effects of fatness and fat distribution on respiratory functions
Background: Inverse relationships between respiratory function and indices of obesity and fat distribution have been reported, but it remains unclear which measure of obesity shows the strongest relationship with lung function.Aim: The study assessed the effect of fatness and fat distribution on respiratory function.Subjects and methods: A sample of 423 males and 509 females aged 40–50 years were examined in the Silesian Centre for Preventive Med…
Changing Patterns of Social Variation in Stature in Poland
The aim of this analysis was to examine the effects on stature in two nationally representative samples of Polish 19-year-old conscripts of maternal and paternal education level, and of degree of urbanization, before and after the economic transition of 1990. Data were from two national surveys of 19-year-old Polish conscripts: 27,236 in 1986 and 28,151 in 2001. In addition to taking height measurements, each subject was asked about the socioecon…
The effect of the economic transition on the body mass index of conscripts in Poland
Independent Effects of Social Position and Parity on Body Mass Index Among Polish Adult Women
This study evaluated the strength of the independent effects of social position (expressed by educational level) and number of childbirths on body mass index (BMI) variation of Polish adult females. The material comprised 2045 pre-menopausal women aged 35–50, who were healthy and occupationally active inhabitants of the city of Wrocław, Lower Silesia, Poland. Two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed that both educational level ( F =34·7; p =…
Sex differences in the pattern of age‐dependent increase in the BMI from 20–59 years
This study tested the hypothesis of a linear increase of the BMI with age among adults. Materials comprised 32,762 occupationally active females and males 23–59 years age resident in Wroclaw, southwestern Poland. All subjects were medically examined in the course of health screening. The BMI increases linearly with age in women, but increases with age in men in two stages—a more intensive rise between 20–40 years and much slower increase between …
The effects of menstrual and menopausal factors on bone mineral content in healthy Polish women
The aims of the study were the following: (1) An evaluation of which factor, aging itself or the occurence of menopause, revealed a more detrimental effect on bone mineral content (BMC) of healthy women; (2) An assesment of influence of other factors (the menarcheal age, the total number of reproductive years and the lenght of the period after menopause) on BMC. Our sample material comprised a group of 928 healthy females (715 pre- and 213 postme…
Young adult height of offspring born to rural‐to‐urban migrant parents and urban‐born parents
Young adult height of offspring born to rural-to-urban migrant parents and urban-born parents
This study addresses the influence of the urban or rural origin of parents on the attained height of 19-year-old young adult males resident in urban centers. The material for the study was a 10% random sample of 19-year-old Polish conscripts born in 1976 and examined in 1995. The conscripts represented all regions of the country and all social strata. Among the total sample, only those who were born and raised in and who currently lived in cities…
Variation in body mass index among Polish adults
Variation in the body mass index (BMI) among occupationally active inhabitants of one Polish urban center was studied by means of a three‐factor ANOVA. The material is cross‐sectional and comprises 32,750 men and women aged 22–60 years, examined in five successive surveys between 1983–1999. The factors considered in each sex were: 1) age category, 2) year of examination, and 3) social class. The increase of BMI with age is markedly greater among …
Are social-class differences in stature partly genetic? A hypothesis revisited
Twenty-three different, socially homogenous groups of 19-year-old males were selected from a total sample of 57,000 Polish conscripts examined in 1986 and in 1995. Each group consisted of age-mates equated for six criteria of social background: 1) maternal and 2) paternal education, 3) maternal and 4) paternal occupational status, 5) number of children in the family, and 6) degree of urbanization of the subject's locality of residence. Within eve…
Are social‐class differences in stature partly genetic? A hypothesis revisited
Twenty-three different, socially homogenous groups of 19-year-old males were selected from a total sample of 57,000 Polish conscripts examined in 1986 and in 1995. Each group consisted of age-mates equated for six criteria of social background: 1) maternal and 2) paternal education, 3) maternal and 4) paternal occupational status, 5) number of children in the family, and 6) degree of urbanization of the subject's locality of residence. Within eve…
The Stratifying Force of Family Size, Urbanization and Parental Education in Socialist-Era Poland
The strength of influence upon statural variation of: (1) the degree of urbanization of the locality of habitat, (2) family size, (3) paternal and (4) maternal educational status was analysed in three generations of 19-year-old Polish conscripts, examined in 1965, 1986 and 1995. Each of the above factors of an individual's social situation was described by a 4-level scale. Each factor was found to exert a highly significant residual effect on sta…
Variation in body mass index among Polish adults
Variation in the body mass index (BMI) among occupationally active inhabitants of one Polish urban center was studied by means of a three‐factor ANOVA. The material is cross‐sectional and comprises 32,750 men and women aged 22–60 years, examined in five successive surveys between 1983–1999. The factors considered in each sex were: 1) age category, 2) year of examination, and 3) social class. The increase of BMI with age is markedly greater among …
The effects of menstrual and menopausal factors on bone mineral content in healthy Polish women
The aims of the study were the following: (1) An evaluation of which factor, aging itself or the occurence of menopause, revealed a more detrimental effect on bone mineral content (BMC) of healthy women; (2) An assesment of influence of other factors (the menarcheal age, the total number of reproductive years and the lenght of the period after menopause) on BMC. Our sample material comprised a group of 928 healthy females (715 pre- and 213 postme…
Porównanie wpływu czynników społecznych na realizację dwóch potencjałów biologicznych
The purpose of the study is an examination of the hypothesis whether the influence of each of the three social factors (urbanization, education, and occupation) on attainments o f two biological potentials: growth o f youth and fertility differ between each other. The results were based on two country-wide samples of military conscripts (1965, 1986), using the path analysis
The Stratifying Force of Family Size, Urbanization and Parental Education in Socialist-Era Poland
The strength of influence upon statural variation of: (1) the degree of urbanization of the locality of habitat, (2) family size, (3) paternal and (4) maternal educational status was analysed in three generations of 19-year-old Polish conscripts, examined in 1965, 1986 and 1995. Each of the above factors of an individual's social situation was described by a 4-level scale. Each factor was found to exert a highly significant residual effect on sta…
Are social-class differences in stature partly genetic? A hypothesis revisited
Twenty-three different, socially homogenous groups of 19-year-old males were selected from a total sample of 57,000 Polish conscripts examined in 1986 and in 1995. Each group consisted of age-mates equated for six criteria of social background: 1) maternal and 2) paternal education, 3) maternal and 4) paternal occupational status, 5) number of children in the family, and 6) degree of urbanization of the subject's locality of residence. Within eve…
Are social‐class differences in stature partly genetic? A hypothesis revisited
Twenty-three different, socially homogenous groups of 19-year-old males were selected from a total sample of 57,000 Polish conscripts examined in 1986 and in 1995. Each group consisted of age-mates equated for six criteria of social background: 1) maternal and 2) paternal education, 3) maternal and 4) paternal occupational status, 5) number of children in the family, and 6) degree of urbanization of the subject's locality of residence. Within eve…
Young adult height of offspring born to rural‐to‐urban migrant parents and urban‐born parents
Young adult height of offspring born to rural-to-urban migrant parents and urban-born parents
This study addresses the influence of the urban or rural origin of parents on the attained height of 19-year-old young adult males resident in urban centers. The material for the study was a 10% random sample of 19-year-old Polish conscripts born in 1976 and examined in 1995. The conscripts represented all regions of the country and all social strata. Among the total sample, only those who were born and raised in and who currently lived in cities…
Variation in body mass index among Polish adults
Variation in the body mass index (BMI) among occupationally active inhabitants of one Polish urban center was studied by means of a three‐factor ANOVA. The material is cross‐sectional and comprises 32,750 men and women aged 22–60 years, examined in five successive surveys between 1983–1999. The factors considered in each sex were: 1) age category, 2) year of examination, and 3) social class. The increase of BMI with age is markedly greater among …
Sex differences in the pattern of age‐dependent increase in the BMI from 20–59 years
This study tested the hypothesis of a linear increase of the BMI with age among adults. Materials comprised 32,762 occupationally active females and males 23–59 years age resident in Wroclaw, southwestern Poland. All subjects were medically examined in the course of health screening. The BMI increases linearly with age in women, but increases with age in men in two stages—a more intensive rise between 20–40 years and much slower increase between …
The effects of menstrual and menopausal factors on bone mineral content in healthy Polish women
The aims of the study were the following: (1) An evaluation of which factor, aging itself or the occurence of menopause, revealed a more detrimental effect on bone mineral content (BMC) of healthy women; (2) An assesment of influence of other factors (the menarcheal age, the total number of reproductive years and the lenght of the period after menopause) on BMC. Our sample material comprised a group of 928 healthy females (715 pre- and 213 postme…
Independent Effects of Social Position and Parity on Body Mass Index Among Polish Adult Women
This study evaluated the strength of the independent effects of social position (expressed by educational level) and number of childbirths on body mass index (BMI) variation of Polish adult females. The material comprised 2045 pre-menopausal women aged 35–50, who were healthy and occupationally active inhabitants of the city of Wrocław, Lower Silesia, Poland. Two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed that both educational level ( F =34·7; p =…
The effect of the economic transition on the body mass index of conscripts in Poland
Changing Patterns of Social Variation in Stature in Poland
The aim of this analysis was to examine the effects on stature in two nationally representative samples of Polish 19-year-old conscripts of maternal and paternal education level, and of degree of urbanization, before and after the economic transition of 1990. Data were from two national surveys of 19-year-old Polish conscripts: 27,236 in 1986 and 28,151 in 2001. In addition to taking height measurements, each subject was asked about the socioecon…
Influence of Height on Attained Level of Education in Males at 19 Years of Age
In this study it is hypothesized that taller individuals are more likely to move up the scale of educational attainment compared with shorter individuals from the same social background. Three national cohorts of 19-year-old males were considered: 29,464 born in 1967 and surveyed in 1986, 31,062 born in 1976 and surveyed in 1995, and 30,851 born in 1982 and surveyed in 2001. Four social variables were used to describe the social background of eac…
The effects of fatness and fat distribution on respiratory functions
Background: Inverse relationships between respiratory function and indices of obesity and fat distribution have been reported, but it remains unclear which measure of obesity shows the strongest relationship with lung function.Aim: The study assessed the effect of fatness and fat distribution on respiratory function.Subjects and methods: A sample of 423 males and 509 females aged 40–50 years were examined in the Silesian Centre for Preventive Med…
Inter-Generation Social Mobility Modifies Framingham Risk Score in Polish Middle-Aged Men, but Not in Women
In modern societies, there are regular social gradients in most health parameters, and also in the structure of morbidity and mortality. However, the significance of inter-generation social mobility for general health status still remains equivocal. This study was therefore performed in order to compare the effect of social mobility on coronary heart disease (CHD) risk between middle-aged Polish men and women. A total of 342 men and 458 women, ag…
Biological condition of adult migrants and nonmigrants in Wrocław, Poland
Human migration and its economic, social, and demographic effects can lead to health consequences for individuals and populations. In the present study, we estimated differences in health status between migrant (those who had come to Wrocław at the age of ≥16 years) and nonmigrant (those who had lived in Wrocław since birth or had come with their parents) inhabitants of Wrocław, Poland. Three hundred and sixty seven males and 496 females aged 40 …
The negative health consequences of unemployment
Social mobility by marriage and risk of cardiovascular disease among adults in Southwestern Poland
Background: The social position of a husband or wife can influence the health status of the individual and his/her partner. Also, social position can change over time as a result of education, job, income, marriage and/or divorce.Aim: To examine the association of mobility by marriage based on educational discrepancy between spouses and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among Polish men and women of 40–50 years of age.Subjects and methods: The…
BMI, hypertension and low bone mineral density in adult men and women
Allostatic Load and Socioeconomic Status in Polish Adult Men
This study considers the relationship between a cumulative index of biological dysregulation (allostatic load) and several dimensions of socioeconomic status (SES) and lifestyle in adult Polish males. The extent to which lifestyle variables can explain SES variation in allostatic load was also evaluated. Participants were 3887 occupationally active men aged 25–60 years living in cities and villages in the Silesia region of Poland. The allostatic …
Secular trends in body height and body mass in 19‐year‐old polish men based on six national surveys from 1965 to 2010
OBJECTIVES: The aim was to determine whether an intergenerational trend toward increased stature is slowing down, and whether body weight has recently increased among young men in Poland, as it has in Western European countries. METHODS: Data were taken from six national surveys of 19-year-old Polish male conscripts from cohorts 1965, 1976, 1986, 1995, 2001, and 2010. RESULTS: The mean stature of this population increased throughout the last 45 y…
Self-reported versus measured body height and weight in Polish adult men
BACKGROUND: In some epidemiological studies, self-reported height and weight are often used to save time and money. Self-reported height and weight are commonly used to assess the prevalence of obesity. The aim of this study was to assess the differences between self-reported and measured height and weight in adult men, and to determine how the accuracy of self-reported data depended on age and education. The prevalence of obesity was also calcul…
Biological costs of economic transition
Social class-specific secular trends in height among 19-year old Polish men
How Stress Is Related to Age, Education, Physical Activity, Body Mass Index, and Body Fat Percentage in Adult Polish Men
Stressful events and chronic tension are considered a burden and a threat to physical, mental, and social health. The aim of the study was to demonstrate the associations of variation in stress exposure with social factors, physical activity, basic components of physical fitness, body mass index (BMI) and percentage of body fat (BFP). An additional objective was to identify the main BFP modifiers among those analyzed. The material consisted of da…
Demography (23 works) · Medicine (21 works) · Sociology (17 works) · Gerontology (10 works) · Birth, Development, and Health (9 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (9 works) · Demography (8 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Body mass index (7 works)