Schroll M, Ferry M, Lund-Larsen K, Enzi G
Eur J Clin Nutr. 1991 Dec;45 Suppl 3:169-82.
In 17 towns in 11 countries across Europe, 10 questions on health were asked as part of a general standardized interview regarding self-perceived global and relative health, quality of life, chronic diseases, use of medicine and specific ailments. 2544 men and women born between 1913 and 1918 participated in the survey. No age-related health differences were found within this 5-year age group. Self-perceived global health was better in men than in women, and more men than women judged their health to be better than that of other persons of their age. The gender difference in prevalence of chronic diseases and use of medicine was less pronounced. Most people judged their health to be good (20-82%) despite a high prevalence of chronic disease (59-92%) and symptoms from different organ systems (leg problems: 16-60%). There were large variations in all measures of health between towns, even between towns within the same country. The trend was in the direction of better health in northern industrial towns than in southern rural towns. The differences were still significant after correction for differences in non-participation rate. The findings are consistent with findings in other health surveys. The findings about self-rated health, chronic diseases and specific ailments will be used in further cross-sectional analyses of the role of differences in diet habits and nutrition for health in Europeans, controlled for living conditions and life-style.
在欧洲11个国家的17个城镇中，作为关于自我感知的整体和相对健康、生活质量、慢性病、药物使用及特定疾病的一般性标准化访谈的一部分，提出了10个关于健康的问题。2544名出生于1913年至1918年之间的男性和女性参与了此次调查。在这个5岁年龄组内未发现与年龄相关的健康差异。男性自我感知的整体健康状况优于女性，且认为自己健康状况比同龄人更好的男性多于女性。慢性病患病率和药物使用方面的性别差异不太明显。尽管慢性病患病率较高（59 - 92%）且不同器官系统有症状（腿部问题：16 - 60%），但大多数人认为自己健康状况良好（20 - 82%）。城镇之间在所有健康指标上都存在很大差异，即使是同一国家内的城镇之间也是如此。趋势是北方工业城镇的健康状况优于南方农村城镇。在校正未参与率差异后，这些差异仍然显著。这些发现与其他健康调查的结果一致。关于自我评定健康、慢性病和特定疾病的发现将用于进一步的横断面分析，以研究饮食习惯和营养差异对欧洲人健康的作用，并对生活条件和生活方式进行控制。
