Significats de social gradient en anglès

The social gradient was more pronounced with women than with men.

The relative paucity of social gradient longevity data among women is a cause of concern.

There was a tendency of reduction of the social gradient in obesity instead of a widening.

Policies to reduce the social gradient in these risk factors may reduce inequalities in wheezing and asthma.

Childhood obesity has a strong social gradient.

Education is still a strong determinant of obesity, especially in women, although the social gradient in BMI has not widened in the 1990s.

Background: A social gradient is evident in the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity, to the disadvantage of children with low socioeconomic status (SES).

Conclusion: This study describes a lack of social gradients in health for Pakistani women and infants and discusses potential explanations for this finding.