A5055148878- Health disparities and outcomes
- Global Health Care Issues
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Health and Medical Studies
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Educational Games and Gamification
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Digital Games and Media
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
Philipps University of Marburg
2025
University of Zurich
2015-2024
Prevention Institute
2015-2021
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine
2008-2020
University of Bern
2010-2020
London School of Economics and Political Science
2015
University Hospital of Zurich
2012
Rheinmetall (Switzerland)
2012
University of Bremen
2008-2010
University of Lausanne
2006
After the introduction of an inactivated intranasal influenza vaccine that was used only in Switzerland, 46 cases Bell's palsy were reported.We conducted a matched case-control study and case-series analysis. All primary care physicians, ear, nose, throat specialists, neurologists German-speaking regions Switzerland requested to identify diagnosed adults between October 1, 2000, April 30, 2001. Each physician invited select three control patients for each patient with palsy, matching...
To determine whether government efforts in reducing inequalities health European countries have actually made a difference to mortality by socioeconomic group.Register based study.Mortality data level of education and occupational class the period 1990-2010, usually collected census linked longitudinal study design. We compared changes between lowest highest groups, calculated their effect on absolute relative (measured as rate differences ratios, respectively).All for which were available...
BackgroundSocioeconomic inequalities in longevity have been found all European countries. We aimed to assess which determinants make the largest contribution these inequalities.MethodsWe did an international comparative study of risk factors for shorter life expectancy Europe. collected register-based mortality data and survey-based factor from 15 calculated partial expectancies between ages 35 years 80 by education gender determined effect on changing prevalence eight factors—father with a...
Unfavorable health trends among the lowly educated have recently been reported from United States. We analyzed by education in European countries, paying particular attention to possibility of recent trend interruptions, including interruptions related impact 2008 financial crisis. collected and harmonized data on mortality ca 1980 2014 for 17 countries covering 9.8 million deaths self-reported morbidity 2002 27 350,000 survey respondents. used interrupted time-series analyses study changes...
Background Over the last decades of 20th century, a widening gap in death rates between upper and lower socioeconomic groups has been reported for many European countries. For most countries, it is unknown whether this continued into first decade 21st century. Methods We collected harmonised data on mortality by educational level among men women aged 30–74 years all countries with available data: Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, England Wales, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Spain, Italy,...
Socioeconomic inequalities in alcohol-related mortality have been documented several European countries, but it is unknown whether the magnitude of these differs between countries and increase or decrease over time.We collected harmonized data on from four causes (alcoholic psychosis, dependence, abuse; alcoholic cardiomyopathy; liver cirrhosis; accidental poisoning by alcohol) age, sex, education level, occupational class 20 populations 17 different both for a recent period previous points...
Reducing socioeconomic inequalities in cancer is a priority for the public health agenda. A systematic assessment and benchmarking of across many countries over time Europe not yet available.
Background— Studies assessing the effect of altitude on cardiovascular disease have provided conflicting results. Most studies were limited because heterogeneity population, their ecological design, or both. In addition, effects place birth rarely considered. Here, we examine mortality from coronary heart and stroke in relation to residence 1990 at birth. Methods Results— Mortality data 2000, sociodemographic information, places (men women between 40 84 years age living altitudes 259 1960 m)...
<b>Objective:</b> To assess the association between socioeconomic status and ischaemic heart disease (IHD) mortality in 10 western European populations during 1990s. <b>Design:</b> Longitudinal study. <b>Setting:</b> (95 009 822 person years). <b>Methods:</b> data on IHD by educational level were obtained from registries Finland, Norway, Denmark, England/Wales, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Turin (Italy), Barcelona (Spain), Madrid (Spain). Age standardised rates rate ratios (RRs) of...
In the 19th century, eminent French sociologist Emile Durkheim found suicide rates to be higher in Protestant compared with Catholic cantons of Switzerland. We examined religious affiliation and modern Switzerland, where assisted is legal.The 2000 census records 1,722,456 (46.0%) Catholics, 1,565,452 (41.8%) Protestants 454,397 (12.2%) individuals no were linked mortality up December 2005. The association between suicide, faith serving as reference category, was Cox regression models. Hazard...
The magnitude of socioeconomic inequalities in mortality differs importantly between countries, but these variations have not been satisfactorily explained. We explored the role behavioral and structural determinants variations, by using a dataset covering 17 European countries period 1970-2010, conducting multilevel multivariate regression analyses. Our results suggest that between-country current can partly be understood from smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, poverty. Also, with...
<h3>Background</h3> Smoking contributes to socioeconomic inequalities in mortality, but the extent which this contribution has changed over time and driven widening or narrowing total mortality remains unknown. We studied smoking-attributable their 1990–1994 2000–2004 14 European countries. <h3>Methods</h3> collected, harmonised standardised population-wide data on all-cause lung-cancer by age, gender, educational occupational level populations 2000–2004. Smoking-attributable was indirectly...
Little is known about the effectiveness of health care in reducing inequalities health. We assessed trends mortality from conditions amenable to seventeen European countries period 1980-2010 and used models that included country fixed effects study determinants these trends. Our findings show remarkable declines over among people with a low level education. also found stable absolute time between high levels education, but widening relative inequalities. Higher expenditure was associated...
Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality are a challenge for public health around the world, but appear to be resistant policy-making. We aimed identify European countries which have been more successful than others narrowing mortality, and factors associated with inequalities. collected harmonised data by educational level 15 over last 25 years, quantified changes using range of measures capturing different perspectives on inequality (e.g., 'relative' 'absolute' inequalities, 'attainment'...
<h3>Background</h3> The magnitude of educational inequalities in mortality avoidable by medical care 16 European populations was compared, and the contribution to life expectancy Europe determined. <h3>Methods</h3> Mortality data were obtained for people aged 30–64 years. For each country, association between level education measured with use regression-based inequality indexes. Life table analysis used calculate causes death lower higher educated groups. <h3>Results</h3> Educational present...
Background Poor self-rated health (SRH) is associated with increased mortality. However, most studies only adjust for few risk factors and/or do not analyse whether this association consistent also intermediate categories of SRH and follow-up periods exceeding 5–10 years. This study examined the SRH-mortality remained significant 30 years after assessment when adjusting a wide range known clinical, behavioural socio-demographic factors. Methods We followed-up 8,251 men women aged ≥16 who...
In contrast to obesity, information on the health risks of underweight is sparse. We examined long-term association between and mortality by considering factors possibly influencing this relationship. included 31,578 individuals aged 25–74 years, who participated in population based studies 1977 1993 were followed-up for survival until 2008 record linkage with Swiss National Cohort (SNC). Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated from measured (53% study population) or self-reported height...