Elderly Immigrants, Socio-economic Status and Health. An epidemiological study of cardiovascular risk factors, impaired mobility and self-reported health status.
Popular Abstract in Swedish Under 1990-talet har vi bevittnat flera kriser i hela världen, men mest i Europa, Afrika och Mellanöstern. Det har oftast rört sig om inbördeskrig, men även om naturkatastrofer, fattigdom, samt politisk och/eller religiös förföljelse. Alla dessa faktorer har resulterat i en ökad migration. Enligt Statistiska centralbyrån (SCB) var 11,5 % av Sveriges befolkning utlandsföAims: To analyse the relationship between country of birth/ethnicity, socio-economic status (SES) and impaired mobility, impaired working capacity, cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, health behaviours among those with CVD risk factors, self-reported health status, impaired instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and all-cause mortality. Methods: Two main data sources were used: the
