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ArticleJournal of public health (Oxford, England)2020

To what extent do socioeconomic inequalities in SRH reflect inequalities in burden of disease? The HELIUS study.

Henrike Galenkamp, Hans van Oers, Karien Stronks

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Henrike GalenkampDepartment of Public Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 22660 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Hans van OersTilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tranzo Scientific Center for Care and Welfare, Tilburg University, 90153 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands.
Karien StronksDepartment of Public Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, 22660 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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backgroundSelf-rated health (SRH), an attractive measure for health monitoring, shows persistent inequalities with regard to socioeconomic status (SES). However, knowledge on the extent to which inequalities in SRH reflect inequalities in disease burden is lacking.

methodsData come from the multi-ethnic HEalthy LIfe in an Urban Setting study (Dutch, South-Asian Surinamese, African Surinamese, Ghanaian, Turkish or Moroccan origin, N = 19 379, aged 18-70). SES was defined by educational and occupational level. Disease burden was operationalized as chronic diseases, physical and mental functioning (measured with SF-12) and depressive symptoms (measured with PHQ-9). We applied logistic regression analyses and reported average marginal effects (AME).

resultsDutch origin participants with low educational or low occupational level had higher probabilities of reporting fair/poor SRH, compared to the highest levels (AME = 0.20 95% CI: 0.13;0.27; and 0.12 (0.09;0.15), respectively). Associations were attenuated after adjusting for all disease burden indicators, to AME = 0.03 (0.01;0.04) and AME = 0.02 (-0.00;0.04). In all the non-Dutch origin groups, a larger part of the inequalities remained after adjustment.

conclusionSocioeconomic inequalities in SRH are for a large part explained by higher disease burden in lower socioeconomic groups, but less so in those with non-Dutch origin. Future research should examine if our conclusions also hold for trend data on inequalities in SRH.

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Cost of IllnessEthnicitySocioeconomic FactorsAdolescentAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGhanaHealth Status DisparitiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedSocial ClassYoung Adultchronic diseasesHELIUS studymental healthself-rated healthsocioeconomic inequalities

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