Associations of socioeconomic status with infectious diseases mediated by lifestyle, environmental pollution and chronic comorbidities: a comprehensive evaluation based on UK Biobank.
Xiangyu YeYidi WangYixin ZouJunlan TuWeiming TangRongbin YuSheng YangPeng HuangPublished in: Infectious diseases of poverty (2023)
Low SES is shown to be an important risk factor for infectious disease, part of which may be mediated by poor lifestyle and chronic comorbidities. Efforts to enhance health education and improve the quality of living environment may help reduce burden of infectious disease, especially for people with low SES.
Keyphrases
- infectious diseases
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- human health
- metabolic syndrome
- physical activity
- cardiovascular disease
- weight loss
- public health
- risk assessment
- heavy metals
- mental health
- particulate matter
- cross sectional
- health information
- risk factors
- climate change
- social media
- air pollution
- water quality
- health promotion