Social mobility by marriage and risk of XXXX among adults in Southwestern Poland.

@entity1 @entity65
BACKGROUND: The social position of a husband or wife can influence the health status of the individual and his/her partner. Also, social position can change over time as a result of education, job, income, marriage and/or divorce. AIM: To examine the association of mobility by marriage based on educational discrepancy between spouses and risk of @entity65 ( @entity65 ) among Polish @entity1 and @entity1 of 40-50 years of age. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The sample included 394 married @entity1 and 453 married @entity1 of 40-50 years of age. All were residents of Wroc  aw located in southwestern Poland. Risk of @entity65 was assessed with the Framingham Risk Score (FRS). The sex-specific effect of social mobility on @entity65 risk (FRS) was tested by multiple regression analyses. RESULTS: Among Polish married @entity1 and @entity1 , social mobility by marriage had a significant association with risk of @entity65 . Downwardly mobile @entity1 and @entity1 had a higher risk of @entity65 , while upwardly mobile @entity1 and @entity1 had a lower risk of @entity65 compared with individuals from homogamous marriages. The sole exception to this trend was poorly educated @entity1 among whom marriage with a better educated wife did not affect @entity65 risk. CONCLUSION: Social mobility by marriage influences @entity65 risk. The results provide additional insights for studies examining socioeconomic differentials in @entity65 risk.
