Over the last century life expectancy has increased dramatically nearly all over the world.
This dramatic absolute and relative increase of the old aged people component of the …

Background Low back pain is an important public health issue across the world. However, it
is unclear whether socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with low back pain. This study …

A person's socioeconomic status (SES) can affect health (social causation) and health can
affect SES (health selection). The findings for each of these pathways may depend on how …

Research into health inequalities in the elderly population of Germany is relatively scarce.
This study examines socioeconomic inequalities in health and perceived unmet needs for …

Background Muscle strength, measured as grip strength is a potential marker of bodily
function and sarcopaenia. Yet, not much is known about its patterns and correlates among …

Objectives To test whether developmental factors are associated with grip strength
trajectories between 53 and 69 years, and operate independently or on the same pathway/s …

The cumulative (dis) advantage hypothesis predicts education differences in health to
increase with age. All previous tests of this hypothesis were based on self-reported health …

Background Grip strength in early adulthood and midlife is an important predictor of
disability, morbidity and mortality in later life. Understanding social patterning in grip strength …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the change of fitness level and mood states in
the basic military training (BMT) for midshipmen using latent growth model analysis. A total …

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between health perception and health
predictors among the elderly. In this study, 376 older adults from four different countries …