Cohort differences in XXXX -related health indicators among 70-year olds with special reference to gender and education.

@entity1 @entity64 @entity28 @entity6 @entity167 @entity1674 @entity583 @entity165
The aim of this study was to describe cohort differences in health indicators among four birth cohorts of 70-year old @entity1 and @entity1 from G  teborg, Sweden, born in 1901/2, 1905/6, 1911/12, and 1922. With special reference to gender, education, and @entity28 , it is hypothesized that changes in health among elderly @entity1 and @entity1 may not be occurring in a uniform manner. The variables studied were: systolic and diastolic blood pressures, @entity1674 , @entity165 , height, weight, body mass index, waist-hip ratio, physical inactivity, current smoking, and @entity167 consumption, plus selected prevalent diseases. Logistic and linear regression models were used to test for secular trends and effect modification by gender. Most trends in metabolic and lifestyle indicators varied in relation to gender as well as education. For instance, later-born male cohorts were more overweight than earlier-born groups while the later-born female cohorts had similar relative weights but a more centralized fat patterning. These cohort differences further varied by education where later-born @entity1 with less education and later-born @entity1 with higher education tended to be more overweight, compared to earlier-born cohorts. Finally, significant cohort differences in previously diagnosed @entity583 , @entity64 , and @entity6 at age 70 were observed in @entity1 only. Interaction terms revealed that the gender difference was statistically significant only in the case of @entity6 . In conclusion, secular trends in many @entity28 -related health indicators among 70-year old Swedish cohorts were dependent on both gender and socio-economic factors.
