Macintyre, S. and Mutrie, N. (2004) Socio-economic differences in cardiovascular disease and physical activity: stereotypes and reality. Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, 124 (2). pp. 66-69. ISSN 1466-4240
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is patterned by socio-economic status, being more common in lower social classes. Since physical inactivity is a risk factor for CVD it might be assumed that it is more common in tower social classes. We examine major recent UK population surveys and show that this assumption is incorrect; although higher social class adults engage in more formal sports activities, they are Less likely to engage in other (e.g. occupational) activities. Lower social class children are more likely to engage in sports and active play. We also show that although Scotland has higher rates of CVD than England, it does not have higher prevalences of all CVD risk factors.
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 7858 |
| Keywords: | cardiovascular disease, physical activity, risk, factors, sports science, Personal health and hygiene, including exercise, nutrition |
| Subjects: | Medicine > Public aspects of medicine > Personal health and hygiene, including exercise, nutrition |
| Department: | Faculty of Humanities And Social Sciences > Education Faculty of Humanities And Social Sciences > Physical Activity For Health |
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| Depositing user: | Strathprints Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Apr 2009 12:50 |
| Last modified: | 12 Mar 2012 10:48 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/7858 |
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