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Subramanian SV, Huijts T, Perkins JM. Association between political ideology and health in Europe. Eur J Public Health. 2009;19(5):455-7doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp077.
Subramanian, S. V., Huijts, T., & Perkins, J. M. (2009). Association between political ideology and health in Europe. European journal of public health, 19(5), 455-7. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckp077
Subramanian, S V, et al. "Association between political ideology and health in Europe." European journal of public health vol. 19,5 (2009): 455-7. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckp077
Subramanian SV, Huijts T, Perkins JM. Association between political ideology and health in Europe. Eur J Public Health. 2009 Oct;19(5):455-7. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp077. Epub 2009 Jun 17. PMID: 19535606; PMCID: PMC2764955.
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Eur J Public Health. 2009 Oct;19(5):455-7. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp077. Epub 2009 Jun 17.

Association between political ideology and health in Europe.

European journal of public health

S V Subramanian, Tim Huijts, Jessica M Perkins

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  1. Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 19535606 PMCID: PMC2764955 DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp077

Abstract

Studies have largely examined the association between political ideology and health at the aggregate/ecological level. Using individual-level data from 29 European countries, we investigated whether self-reports of political ideology and health are associated. In adjusted models, we found an inverse association between political ideology and self-rated poor health; for a unit increase in the political ideology scale (towards right) the odds ratio (OR) for reporting poor health decreased (OR 0.95, 95% confidence interval 0.94-0.96). Although political ideology per se is unlikely to have a causal link to health, it could be a marker for health-promoting latent attitudes, values and beliefs.

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