Key result
Lower individual socioeconomic status was associated with a higher likelihood of health risk behaviors in both sexes, while higher regional per capita income was associated with increased risk behaviors in women.
Population
41,106 Japanese adults aged 25 to 59 years old from a nationally representative sample.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May inform SES-targeted prevention; leaves open causal role of regional income in women's behaviors.
Cross-Sectional (n=41,106)
Individual lower socioeconomic status is a substantial predictor of health risk behaviors in Japanese adults, with marked regional influences observed particularly in women.
Fukuda et al. (2005) conducted a cross-sectional in Health risk behaviours (n=41,106). Lower socioeconomic status and regional socioeconomic indicators vs. Higher socioeconomic status and lower regional socioeconomic indicators was evaluated on Health risk behaviours (current smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, poor dietary habits, physical inactivity, stress, non-attendance of health check-ups). Lower individual socioeconomic status was associated with a higher likelihood of health risk behaviors in both sexes, while higher regional per capita income was associated with increased risk behaviors in women.
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