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The European Journal of Public Health 1998 8(2):179-182; doi:10.1093/eurpub/8.2.179
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HEALTH SURVEYS

Health status and health behaviour in men and women at the age of 34 years

MARGARETA BARNEKOW-BERGKVIST 2,1, GUDRUN E. HEDBERG1, URBAN JANLERT3 and EVA JANSSON4

1Department of Musculoskeletal Research, National Institute for Working Life Umea, Sweden
2Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Umea University Sweden
3Department of Epidemlology and Public Health, Umea University Sweden
4 Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Technology, Division of Clinical Physiology, Huddinge University Hospital Stockholm, Sweden

Margareta Bamekow-Bergkvist, PhD, Department of Musculoskeletal Research, National Institute for Working Life, P.O. Box 7654, S-90713 Umea, Sweden, tel. +46 90 165058, fax +46 90 165027

The aim of this investigation was to study relationships between health status and health behaviour in men and women. A group of 425 Swedish students were randomly selected in 1974 at the age of 16 years. In 1992, at the age of 34 years, those who were investigated comprised 88% of the original sample. Cross-sectional data on health status and health behaviour were obtained through a self-administered questionnaire. Among the men, leisure-time physical activity, smoking cigarettes and use of smokeless tobacco were significantly associated with perceived health, disease and perceived health, and impaired musculoskeletal function respectively. Among the women walking/cycling to work and choosing healthy foods significantly decreased the likelihood of impaired musculoskeletal function and being overweight respectively.

Keywords: health behaviour, health status, lifestyle


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