Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.5559/di.28.2.03
Association of Poor Self-Perceived Health with Demographic, Socioeconomic and Lifestyle Factors in the Croatian Adult Population
Ana Ivičević Uhernik
orcid.org/0000-0002-9401-9241
; Croatian Institute of Public Health, Zagreb
Dunja Skoko-Poljak
; Ministry of Health of the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb
Vlasta Dečković-Vukres
; Croatian Institute of Public Health, Zagreb
Melita Jelavić
; Andrija Štampar Teaching Institute of Public Health, Zagreb
Sandra Mihel
; Croatian Institute of Public Health, Zagreb
Tomislav Benjak
; Croatian Institute of Public Health, Zagreb
Vesna Štefančić
; Croatian Institute of Public Health, Zagreb
Željka Draušnik
; Croatian Institute of Public Health, Zagreb
Ranko Stevanović
; Croatian Institute of Public Health, Zagreb
Abstract
The aim of this study was to analyse the association of poor self-
-perceived health with demographic, socioeconomic and lifestyle
factors using data from the European Health Interview Survey.
When applying the multiple logistic regression model, two
demographic (male sex, older age), all four socioeconomic (low
education level, unemployed and retired, living in households
with lowest income, poor social support) and only one lifestyle
factor (no alcohol consumption) were revealed as associated
with poor self-perceived health. The association of
socioeconomic factors with self-perceived health among the
adult population in Croatia is direct and not mediated
exclusively through lifestyle factors.
Keywords
self-perceived health; European Health Interview Survey; socioeconomic factors; lifestyle factors
Hrčak ID:
220922
URI
Publication date:
10.6.2019.
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