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Lifecourse socioeconomic status and cancer-related risk factors: Analysis of the WHO study on global ageing and adult health (SAGE).

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Akinyemiju, T; Ogunsina, K; Okwali, M; Sakhuja, S; Braithwaite, D
Published in: Int J Cancer
February 15, 2017

Few studies have examined cancer-related risk factors in relation to SES across the lifecourse in low to middle income countries. This analysis focuses on adult women in India, China, Mexico, Russia and South Africa, and examines the association between individual, parental and lifecourse SES with smoking, alcohol, BMI, nutrition and physical activity. Data on 22,283 women aged 18 years and older were obtained from the 2007 WHO Study on Global Aging and Adult Health (SAGE). Overall, 34% of women had no formal education, 73% had mothers with no formal education and 73% of women had low lifecourse SES. Low SES women were almost four times more likely to exceed alcohol use guidelines (OR: 3.86, 95% CI: 1.23-12.10), and 68% more likely to smoke (OR: 1.68, 95% CI: 1.01-2.80) compared with higher SES. Women with low SES mothers and fathers were more likely to have poor nutrition (Mothers OR: 1.59, 95% CI: 1.17-2.16; Fathers OR: 1.33, 95% CI: 1.11-1.59) and more likely to smoke (Mothers OR: 1.46, 95% CI: 1.15-1.87; Fathers OR: 2.17, 95% CI: 1.80-2.63) compared with those with high SES parents. Women with stable low lifecourse SES were more likely to smoke (OR: 2.55, 95% CI: 1.47-4.43), while those with declining lifecourse SES were more likely to exceed alcohol use guidelines (OR: 3.63, 95% CI: 1.07-12.34). Cancer-related risk factors varied significantly by lifecourse SES, suggesting that cancer prevention strategies will need to be tailored to specific sub-groups in order to be most effective.

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Int J Cancer

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EISSN

1097-0215

Publication Date

February 15, 2017

Volume

140

Issue

4

Start / End Page

777 / 787

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • South Africa
  • Social Class
  • Smoking
  • Russia
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Population Dynamics
  • Parents
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neoplasms
 

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Akinyemiju, T., Ogunsina, K., Okwali, M., Sakhuja, S., & Braithwaite, D. (2017). Lifecourse socioeconomic status and cancer-related risk factors: Analysis of the WHO study on global ageing and adult health (SAGE). Int J Cancer, 140(4), 777–787. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.30499
Akinyemiju, Tomi, Kemi Ogunsina, Michelle Okwali, Swati Sakhuja, and Dejana Braithwaite. “Lifecourse socioeconomic status and cancer-related risk factors: Analysis of the WHO study on global ageing and adult health (SAGE).Int J Cancer 140, no. 4 (February 15, 2017): 777–87. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.30499.
Akinyemiju T, Ogunsina K, Okwali M, Sakhuja S, Braithwaite D. Lifecourse socioeconomic status and cancer-related risk factors: Analysis of the WHO study on global ageing and adult health (SAGE). Int J Cancer. 2017 Feb 15;140(4):777–87.
Akinyemiju, Tomi, et al. “Lifecourse socioeconomic status and cancer-related risk factors: Analysis of the WHO study on global ageing and adult health (SAGE).Int J Cancer, vol. 140, no. 4, Feb. 2017, pp. 777–87. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/ijc.30499.
Akinyemiju T, Ogunsina K, Okwali M, Sakhuja S, Braithwaite D. Lifecourse socioeconomic status and cancer-related risk factors: Analysis of the WHO study on global ageing and adult health (SAGE). Int J Cancer. 2017 Feb 15;140(4):777–787.
Journal cover image

Published In

Int J Cancer

DOI

EISSN

1097-0215

Publication Date

February 15, 2017

Volume

140

Issue

4

Start / End Page

777 / 787

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • South Africa
  • Social Class
  • Smoking
  • Russia
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Population Dynamics
  • Parents
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neoplasms