Alexandra Kautzky?Willer|Thomas Dörner|Ann Jensby|Anita Rieder
Women show a closer association between educational level and hypertension or diabetes mellitus than males: a secondary analysis from the Austrian HIS
Medical University of Vienna|Medical University of Vienna|Medical University of Vienna|Medical University of Vienna
lifestyle diseases cardiovascular complications dramatically increasing little known impact educational level health behaviour men women different populations therefore aimed investigate association educational level el selfreported chronic diseases health behaviour sexes data derived austrian health interview surveys 20062007 includes 13 558 persons 509 females associations el risk obesity hypertension diabetes myocardial infarction stroke anxiety disorders depression nutrition exercise smoking evaluated university education served reference category el4 lowest educational level required schooling el0 among women risk diabetes mellitus hypertension increase decreasing educational level highest rates el0 95 ci adjusted age income family status lifestyle 37 1780 25 1835 respectively among men however risk stroke increase decreasing educational level adjusted el0 85 17427 anthropometric measures lifestyle factors sexes risk increased decreasing el el affects lifestyle overweight obesity sexes apparent sexspecific differences association prevalence chronic disease el call investigation