Are the Rich More Likely to Have Diseases of Affluence?

• Fukuda Yoshiharu

  Yamaguchi University School of Medicine

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 贅沢病は裕福な人に多いか
• 贅沢病は裕福な人に多いか : 健康格差に関する一般意識と実態
• ゼイタクビョウ ワ ユウフク ナ ヒト ニ オオイ カ : ケンコウ カクサ ニ カンスル イッパン イシキ ト ジッタイ
• Lay Perspective and Real Situation
• 健康格差に関する一般意識と実態

Abstract

Objectives: We investigated the lay perspective of the relationship between income and prevalence of major lifestyle related diseases and health risk behavior, and elucidated the real relationship between income and morbidity.<br>Methods: We conducted a self-administered survey in the general population living in Yamaguchi prefecture (N = 650) to ask whether they thought that the rich are more likely to have health problems, such as hypertension, diabetes, stroke, depression, obesity, and smoking, compared to the poor. Regarding the real situation, we analyzed the relationship between income and morbidity of major lifestyle related diseases using a nationally representative survey.<br>Results: The response rate of the survey was 55.8%. The general population thought that the rich were more likely to have health problems, except depression, smoking and excess alcohol drinking. In contract, the nationally representative survey showed an inverse relationship between income and prevalence of medical treatment for most diseases.<br>Conclusions: There is a difference between the lay perspective and the real situation of the relationship between income and morbidity of major lifestyle related diseases including so-called diseases of affluence. The general public can be made more aware of the existence of health inequalities such that lower socioeconomic status is generally associated with higher risks of most health problems.

Journal

• Iryo To Shakai

  Iryo To Shakai 22 (1), 31-39, 2012

  The Health Care Science Institute

Keywords

• Health inequality
• Social determinant of health
• Disease of affluence
• Lifestyle related disease
• Lay perspective

Details

• CRID: 1390001204472612096
• NII Article ID: 130004851771
• NII Book ID: AN10372213
• DOI: 10.4091/iken.22.31
• ISSN: 18834477
• ISSN: 09169202
• NDL BIB ID: 023739518
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I023739518
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2012222827
• Text Lang: ja
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