Occupational social class, educational level and are deprivation indpendently predict plasma ascorbic acid concentration: a cross-sectional population based study in the Norfolk cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC-Norfolk)

Shohaimi, S, Bingham, SA, Welch, AA, Luben, R, Day, N, Wareham, N and Khaw, K-T (2004) Occupational social class, educational level and are deprivation indpendently predict plasma ascorbic acid concentration: a cross-sectional population based study in the Norfolk cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC-Norfolk). European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 58 (10). pp. 1432-1435. ISSN 1476-5640

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Abstract

Objective: To investigate the independent association between three different measures of socioeconomic status and plasma ascorbic acid level. Design: Cross-sectional population based study. Setting and participants: 20 292 men and women aged 39–79 y who participated in the EPIC-Norfolk study. Results: Individuals in manual social classes, who had no educational qualifications or those who lived in the most deprived areas had significantly lower levels of plasma ascorbic acid compared to those in nonmanual social classes, with at least O-level qualifications or who lived in less deprived areas. The magnitude of effect for each measure of socioeconomic status was greater in current smokers compared to current nonsmokers. Conclusion: Education and social class were stronger predictors of differences in ascorbic acid levels, an indicator of dietary health behaviour, than a deprivation index based on the Townsend score. This suggests that education could be particularly important in influencing large socioeconomic differentials in health related behaviours and potentially, health outcomes in the UK.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Epidemiology and Public Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre
Depositing User:	EPrints Services
Date Deposited:	25 Nov 2010 11:12
Last Modified:	17 Apr 2023 23:51
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/14901
DOI:	10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601979

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