Socioeconomic inequality in recovery from poor physical and mental health in mid-life and early old age: prospective Whitehall II cohort study.

Akihiro TanakaMartin J ShipleyCatherine A WelchNora E GroceMichael G MarmotMika KivimakiArchana Singh-ManouxEric J Brunner

Published in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (2018)

Socioeconomic inequalities in recovery from poor physical health were explained to a considerable extent by health behaviours, adiposity, SBP and serum cholesterol. These risk factors explained only part of the gradient in recovery for poor mental health.

Keyphrases

mental health
risk factors
mental illness
healthcare
physical activity
insulin resistance
type diabetes
body mass index
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
weight gain
social media
health promotion
low density lipoprotein
climate change