Educational attainment and anxiety in middle-aged and older Europeans

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00023752%3A_____%2F23%3A43921131" target="_blank" >RIV/00023752:_____/23:43921131 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216208:11130/23:10466814 RIV/00216208:11120/23:43925953 RIV/00064165:_____/23:10466814

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-40196-4" target="_blank" >https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-40196-4</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40196-4" target="_blank" >10.1038/s41598-023-40196-4</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Educational attainment and anxiety in middle-aged and older Europeans

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

We examined the relationship between educational attainment (EA) and anxiety symptoms in a sample of 77,792 individuals (median age = 64 years, 55% female) from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe. Using logistic regression, we estimated odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) for the association between EA (7 educational levels based on International Standard Classification of Education) and anxiety symptoms (12 or more points from the shortened 5-item version of the Beck Anxiety Inventory), adjusting for sociodemographic and health-related factors. We further explored whether the relationship varied by region, sex and age group. Independent of sociodemographic and health-related factors, higher levels of EA were associated with lower odds of anxiety symptoms. The magnitude of this association plateaued at first stage of tertiary education (OR 0.40; 95% CI 0.35–0.47, p &lt; 0.001). The association was stronger in females, middle-aged individuals and in Central and Eastern Europe while not apparent in Northern Europe. Our findings suggest that individuals with higher education might be protected against anxiety throughout life. The protective effect of education against anxiety symptoms is more pronounced in less egalitarian regions and in females.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Educational attainment and anxiety in middle-aged and older Europeans

Popis výsledku anglicky

We examined the relationship between educational attainment (EA) and anxiety symptoms in a sample of 77,792 individuals (median age = 64 years, 55% female) from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe. Using logistic regression, we estimated odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) for the association between EA (7 educational levels based on International Standard Classification of Education) and anxiety symptoms (12 or more points from the shortened 5-item version of the Beck Anxiety Inventory), adjusting for sociodemographic and health-related factors. We further explored whether the relationship varied by region, sex and age group. Independent of sociodemographic and health-related factors, higher levels of EA were associated with lower odds of anxiety symptoms. The magnitude of this association plateaued at first stage of tertiary education (OR 0.40; 95% CI 0.35–0.47, p &lt; 0.001). The association was stronger in females, middle-aged individuals and in Central and Eastern Europe while not apparent in Northern Europe. Our findings suggest that individuals with higher education might be protected against anxiety throughout life. The protective effect of education against anxiety symptoms is more pronounced in less egalitarian regions and in females.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

30302 - Epidemiology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/NU20J-04-00022" target="_blank" >NU20J-04-00022: Zdravé stárnutí mozku: Celoživotní perspektiva</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Scientific Reports

ISSN

2045-2322

e-ISSN

2045-2322

Svazek periodika

13

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

"Article number: 13314"

Kód UT WoS článku

001050004400021

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85168255563