RESUMEN
Our objective was to investigate the association between lifetime socioeconomic status and intra-generational social mobility and low consumption of fruits and vegetables, leisure-time physical inactivity, and smoking among 13,216 men and women participating in the baseline of the ELSA-Brazil study (2008-2010). Socioeconomic status in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood was measured by maternal schooling, socio-occupational class of the first occupation, and socio-occupational class of the current occupation, respectively. Social disadvantages in adulthood were consistently associated with higher prevalence of the three behaviors analyzed in men and women. However, socioeconomic status in youth and childhood was less consistently associated with the behaviors. For example, while low maternal schooling reduced the odds of past smoking (women) and current smoking (men and women), it was associated with higher odds of leisure-time physical inactivity in women. Meanwhile, low socioeconomic status in youth increased the odds of past smoking (men and women) and current smoking (women). Analysis of social trajectories lent additional support to the relevance of disadvantages in adulthood for risk behaviors, since only individuals that rose to the high socio-occupational class did not show higher odds of these behaviors when compared to participants that had always belonged to the high socio-occupational class. Our findings indicate that socioeconomic disadvantages in adulthood appear to be more relevant for risk behaviors than disadvantages in childhood and adolescence.
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Conducta Alimentaria , Estado de Salud , Actividades Recreativas , Asunción de Riesgos , Fumar , Clase Social , Adulto , Anciano , Brasil , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Factores de RiesgoRESUMEN
Nosso objetivo foi investigar a associação da posição socioeconômica no curso de vida e da mobilidade social intrageracional com o baixo consumo de frutas e hortaliças, inatividade física no lazer e tabagismo entre 13.216 homens e mulheres participantes da linha de base do ELSA-Brasil (2008-2010). A posição socioeconômica na infância, juventude e vida adulta foi aferida pela escolaridade materna, classe sócio-ocupacional da primeira ocupação e classe sócio-ocupacional da ocupação atual, respectivamente. Desvantagens sociais na vida adulta foram consistentemente associadas à maior prevalência dos três comportamentos analisados em homens e mulheres. Entretanto, a posição socioeconômica na juventude e infância foi associada aos comportamentos de forma menos consistente. Por exemplo, enquanto a baixa escolaridade materna reduziu a chance de tabagismo passado (mulheres) e atual (homens e mulheres), ela foi associada à maior chance de inatividade física no lazer entre as mulheres. Já a exposição à baixa posição socioeconômica na juventude aumentou as chances de tabagismo passado (homens e mulheres) e atual (mulheres). A análise das trajetórias sociais deu suporte adicional à maior importância das desvantagens na vida adulta para comportamentos de risco, já que apenas indivíduos que ascenderam para a classe socio-ocupacional alta não apresentaram maior chance destes comportamentos quando comparados aos participantes que sempre pertenceram à classe sócio-ocupacional alta. Nossos resultados apontam que desvantagens socioeconômicas na vida adulta parecem ser mais relevantes para comportamentos de risco do que as desvantagens na infância e adolescência.
Our objective was to investigate the association between lifetime socioeconomic status and intra-generational social mobility and low consumption of fruits and vegetables, leisure-time physical inactivity, and smoking among 13,216 men and women participating in the baseline of the ELSA-Brazil study (2008-2010). Socioeconomic status in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood was measured by maternal schooling, socio-occupational class of the first occupation, and socio-occupational class of the current occupation, respectively. Social disadvantages in adulthood were consistently associated with higher prevalence of the three behaviors analyzed in men and women. However, socioeconomic status in youth and childhood was less consistently associated with the behaviors. For example, while low maternal schooling reduced the odds of past smoking (women) and current smoking (men and women), it was associated with higher odds of leisure-time physical inactivity in women. Meanwhile, low socioeconomic status in youth increased the odds of past smoking (men and women) and current smoking (women). Analysis of social trajectories lent additional support to the relevance of disadvantages in adulthood for risk behaviors, since only individuals that rose to the high socio-occupational class did not show higher odds of these behaviors when compared to participants that had always belonged to the high socio-occupational class. Our findings indicate that socioeconomic disadvantages in adulthood appear to be more relevant for risk behaviors than disadvantages in childhood and adolescence.
Nuestro objetivo fue investigar la asociación de la posición socioeconómica en el curso de vida y de la movilidad social intrageneracional, con el bajo consumo de frutas y hortalizas, inactividad física en el tiempo libre y tabaquismo entre 13.216 hombres y mujeres, participantes de la línea de base del ELSA-Brasil (2008-2010). La posición socioeconómica durante la infancia, juventud y vida adulta se midió por la escolaridad materna, clase socio-ocupacional de la primera ocupación y clase socio-ocupacional de la ocupación actual, respectivamente. Las desventajas sociales en la vida adulta fueron consistentemente asociadas a una mayor prevalencia de los tres comportamientos analizados en hombres y mujeres. Entretanto, la posición socioeconómica en la juventud e infancia se asoció a los comportamientos de forma menos consistentes. Por ejemplo, en cuanto a la baja escolaridad materna redujo la oportunidad de tabaquismo pasado (mujeres) y actual (hombres y mujeres), ésta se asoció a una mayor oportunidad de inactividad física en el tiempo libre entre las mujeres. Ya la exposición a la baja posición socioeconómica en la juventud aumentó las oportunidades de tabaquismo pasado (hombres y mujeres) y actual (mujeres). El análisis de las trayectorias sociales dio apoyo adicional a la mayor importancia de las desventajas en la vida adulta para comportamientos de riesgo, ya que sólo individuos que ascendieron a la clase socio-ocupacional alta no presentaron una mayor oportunidad de estos comportamientos, cuando se comparan con los participantes que siempre pertenecieron a la clase socio-ocupacional alta. Nuestros resultados apuntan que las desventajas socioeconómicas en la vida adulta parecen ser más relevantes para comportamientos de riesgo que las desventajas en la infancia y adolescencia.