“Low income is related to poorer housing, poorer diet, fewer social amenities, worse working conditions. (...) After adjustment for age, sex, race, smoking, alcohol consumption, sleep habits, leisure-time physical activity, chest pain, diabetes, or cancer, there was still an increase risk of 1.6 for those with inadequate incomes.” StillsAgePainSocialSexSleepRaceRiskConditionsHealthHabitActivityLowsIncreaseCancerAlcoholIncomeDietsRelatedSmokingChestsFewerLeisureConsumptionHousingAdjustmentInadequateDiabetesPhysical ActivityLeisure TimeLow IncomeAmenitiesWorking Conditions Author:Michael Marmot
“... social environment in childhood affects achieved adult height, life chances, and ultimately mortality rates in adult life. (...) ... social circumstances acting in childhood do have a persisting effect on adult disease rates, in addition to influences acting in adulthood.” SocialChanceActingEnvironmentInfluenceChildhoodEffectsHealthCircumstancesDiseaseAdultsRateHeightMortalityAdulthoodSocial Environment Author:Michael Marmot
“General improvements in health/decline in mortality do not affect all classes equally. As mortality rates fall, social inequalities commonly widen.” FallSocialClassHealthRateImprovementInequalityMortalityDeclineSocial Inequality Author:Michael Marmot
