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01.02.2013 | Original Article

On age-specific variations in income-related inequalities in diabetes, hypertension and obesity

verfasst von: Martin Siegel, Markus Luengen, Stephanie Stock

Erschienen in: International Journal of Public Health | Ausgabe 1/2013

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Abstract

Objective

This article examines whether the social health gradients in diabetes, hypertension and obesity for men and women vary significantly across different age groups.

Methods

We use a pooled sample of German survey data from the years 2002 and 2006 with a total of 87,601 observations. We employ a varying Wagstaff index derived from the class of Gini-type concentration indices to estimate age-specific income-related health inequalities.

Results

We find significant health disadvantages among poor women in mid-age, but no significant age-specific income-related health inequalities among men. Some leveling of inequalities in diabetes is observed.

Conclusions

The results suggest that variations in age-specific inequalities are unlikely to be a purely artificial result of health-related selection into retirement or mortality.

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Titel: On age-specific variations in income-related inequalities in diabetes, hypertension and obesity
verfasst von: Martin Siegel
Markus Luengen
Stephanie Stock
Publikationsdatum: 01.02.2013
Verlag: SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel
Erschienen in: International Journal of Public Health / Ausgabe 1/2013
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Elektronische ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-012-0368-7

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