abstract introduction connection of socioeconomic status measures (such as income and education and parental addiction) to childhood leukemia are likely to vary with place and time. the aim of this study was to assess the relation between socioeconomic status and childhood leukemia. materials and methods a case- control study conducted on 86 case of acute lymphoblastic leukemia age 0-14 years i...

the aim of this study was to analyze the association between overweight prevalence and socioeconomic status (ses) measured by complex ses index and single ses factors in polish adolescents in respect to age and sex.this cross-sectional study was conducted in 2010-2011. a total of 1,176 adolescents aged 13.0-18.9 years were included. the respondents were students of junior-high and high schools ...

background: the prevalence of diabetes mellitus among iranian aged 25-64 estimated to be about 7.7%. the aim of current study was the assessment of socioeconomic status of diabetic patients and their complications. methods: a cross sectional study was conducted on type 2 diabetic patients with complications in four major teaching hospitals affiliated to tehran university of medical sciences (tu...

background:childhood and adolescence injuries are still frequently occuring in developing countries. this study aims to assess the association  of socio-economic status (ses) with injuriesin iranian children and adolescents. materials and methods: this multicentricsurvey was part of a national surveillance program, which was conducted in 2011-2012 amongst 14,880 students aged6-18 years. partici...

introduction : studying the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in low socioeconomic groups is of great importance. people who are under the supervisioin and care of imam khomeini relief foundation are the most deprived in iran. the present survey aimed at investigating the prevalence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors among  the citizens who are under the supervision of imam khom...

background: inequality in households’ and individuals' consumption expenditures is one of the most important aspects of health status difference among households and individuals. objectives: we investigated the impact of some macro-economic factors specially inequality factors on the iranian rural health status since 1986 through 2012. patients and methods: we conducted a longitudinal ecologica...

background: the association of duration of breastfeeding (bf)  with  weight disorders remains controversial.  this study aimed to evaluate the association of bf with anthropometric measures and weight disorders in iranian children and adolescents. materials and methods: using multistage random cluster sampling method, a representative sample of 25,000 school students were selected from urban an...

background: excess weight in children and adolescents is a multi-factorial phenomenon and associated with earlier risk of obesityrelated diseases. this study aims to assess the prevalence of weight disorders and the mean values of anthropometric indices according to regional, socioeconomic, and urban-rural variations among iranian children and adolescents. materials and methods: this nationwide...

Health disparities in the United States related to socioeconomic status are persistent and pervasive. This review highlights how social disadvantage, particularly low socioeconomic status and the health burden it brings, is passed from 1 generation to the next. First, we review current frameworks for understanding the intergenerational transmission of health disparities and provide 4 illustrati...

Introduction: Although socioeconomic status (SES) resources influence population and individual health behaviors, socially marginalized groups gain significantly less health from their SES indicators, such as education and income, compared to the socially privileged groups. This pattern is called marginalization-related diminished returns (MDRs). However, most of the MDRs liter...