Summary To monitor the health of public in England, UK, Central Health Monitoring Unit within UK Department commissioned an annual examination survey, which became known as Survey for England (HSE). The first survey was completed 1991. HSE covers all and is a nationally representative sample those residing at private residential addresses. Each year consists new addresses people. collects detailed information on mental physical health, health-related behaviour, objective biological measures...

Fractures are a considerable public health burden in the United Kingdom but information on their epidemiology is limited.This study aims to estimate true annual incidence and lifetime prevalence of fractures England, within both general population specific groups, using self-report methodology.A survey nationally representative sample 45,293 individuals plus special boost 10,111 drawn from ethnic minority population.The calculated fracture 3.6 per 100 people year. Lifetime exceeds 50%...

Health examination surveys (HESs), carried out in Europe since the 1950's, provide valuable information about general population's health for monitoring, policy making, and research. Survey participation rates, important representativeness, have been falling. International comparisons are hampered by differing exclusion criteria definitions non-response.Information was collected seven national HESs conducted 2007-2012. These can be classified into household individual-based surveys,...

Under-reporting of alcohol consumption is widespread; surveys typically capture 40-60% sales. However the population distribution under-reporting not well understood. Mixed-methods study to identify factors associated with under-reporting, using nationally-representative Health Survey for England (HSE) 2011 (overall response rate 66%). Comparison retrospective computer-assisted personal interview and seven-day drinking diary (n = 3,774 adults 18+, 50% women, 69%) responses exceeding those...

Population ageing in Western countries has made delayed retirement and extended working life a policy priority recent years. Retirement timing been linked to individual factors such as health wealth, but less is known about the role of psychosocial work environment. This paper drew upon longitudinal data on 3462 workers aged 50-69 from five waves English Longitudinal Study Ageing (ELSA). Regression models were used assess association conditions with preferred actual exit. Adjusting for range...

We investigated the contribution of alcohol-derived calories to alcohol-obesity relation. Adult alcohol calorie intake was derived from consumption volume and drink type in Health Survey for England 2006 (n = 8864). calculated odds obesity with survey-adjusted logistic regression. Mean 27% recommended daily men 19% women on heaviest drinking day last week, a positive association between obesity. Alcohol may be significant contributor rise

This atlas uses data from the Registrars General Decennial Supplements to provide a detailed description of mortality in Victorian England and Wales. It 614 districts chart variations changes principal causes death 1860s 1890s. The deals especially with infant childhood early adult deaths maternal old age. has chapters devoted tuberculosis violent suicide as well differentials gender. With over forty maps full colour accompanied by more than fifty illustrative diagrams also offers an...

Background The objective of this study was to establish the direction causality in relationship between labour market status and psychological well-being by investigating how transitions secure employment, insecure unemployment, permanent sickness other economic inactivity predict changes over a 16-year period. Method This used data from British Household Panel Survey (1991–2007). Psychological measured using 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Fixed effects models were utilised...

Background: This study predicts the implications of under-reporting alcohol consumption in England for above Government drinking thresholds. Methods: Two nationally representative samples private households were used: General LiFestyle survey (GLF) and Health Survey (HSE) 2008. Participants 9608 adults with self-reported on heaviest day last week 12 490 average weekly (GLF). Alcohol both surveys was revised to account three hypothetical scenarios. The prevalence more than UK guidelines 21/14...

Physical activity is essential for health; walking the easiest way to incorporate into everyday life. Previous studies report positive associations between neighbourhood walkability and but most focused on cities in North America Australasia. Urban form with respect street connectivity, residential density land use mix—common components of indices—differs European cities. The objective this study was develop a index London test using data from Whitehall II Study. A constructed, comprising...

Non-drinking among young people has increased over the past decade in England, yet underlying factor driving this change is unknown. Traditionally non-drinking been found to be associated with lower socio-economic status and poorer health. This study explores which sub-groups increased, how correlates changes drinking patterns, identify whether behaviours are becoming more polarised, or reduction widespread people.

Three nationally representative British data sets have been used to analyse trends and differentials in contact between adult children aged 22–54 years their non-coresident mothers fathers. The results show that having at-least-weekly is positively associated with being female, lower levels of education, living the North, negatively age, number siblings, a tenant privately rented sector. Daughters had more than fathers, were less likely see fathers at least weekly if mother was no longer...

Background Sedentary behaviour is an emerging cardiometabolic risk factor in young people. Little known about how socioeconomic position (SEP) and sedentary are associated children adolescents. This study examines associations between SEP school-age Methods The core sample comprised 3822 Health Survey for England 2008 participants aged 5–15 years with complete information on (household income, head of household occupational social class area deprivation) self-reported time (television...

Non-drinkers are shown to have worse health than moderate drinkers in later life. We examine the preceding status of non-drinkers early adulthood, and secondly whether persistent poor is associated with non-drinking.Using two prospective British birth cohort studies established 1958 (National Child Development Study (NCDS)) 1970 (British Cohort (BCS)), participants who reported 'never' or 'never had an alcoholic drink' drinking questions successive waves from 23 26 years NCDS/BCS were...

Background: Unlike other west European countries, there is a long-term trend of rising alcohol consumption and mortality in England. Whether drinking will rise or fall during the current recession widely debated. We examined how affected use adults England using individual-level data. Methods: analysed nationally representative sample non-institutionalized white persons aged 20–60 years from seven waves Health Survey for England, 2004–2010 (n = 36 525), to assess trends frequency before,...

This study investigated associations between self-reported illness, social factors and health behaviours non-drinking among young people aged 18-34 years.Logistic regression analysis of cross-sectional national survey data, collected from the Health Survey for England 2006 2008. Data were through face-to-face interviews are self-reported.A total 2826 male 3618 females years drawn a nationally representative multi-stage stratified probability sampling design across England.Non-drinkers based...

Increases in alcohol related mortality and morbidity have been reported among older people England over the last decade. There is, however, evidence that drinking is protective for some health conditions. The validity of this has questioned due to residual confounding selection bias. aim study clarify which profiles other demographic characteristics are associated with poor self-rated a community-based sample adults England. also examines whether designated as being "increasing-risk" or...

Objectives To examine the associations between socioeconomic position (SEP) and multidomain self-reported objectively-assessed sedentary time (ST). Design Cross-sectional. Setting General population households in England. Participants 2289 adults aged 16–96 years who participated 2008 Health Survey for Outcomes Accelerometer-measured ST, television time, non-television leisure-time sitting occupational sitting/standing. We examined multivariable household income, social class, education,...

Background Older people who drink have been shown to better health than those do not. This might suggest that moderate drinking is beneficial for health, or, as considered here, older modify their deteriorates. The relationship between how often adults and two heath states: self-rated (SRH) depressive symptoms. Methods Data were analysed from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), a prospective cohort study adults, using multilevel ordered logit analysis. analysis involved 4741...