Trends in health behaviour indicators between 1987 and 2023 among adults in the general population in Denmark.

IF 2.1 3区 医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Heidi A R Jensen, Michael Davidsen, Marie H Eliasen, Anne Wingstrand, Peter L Kristensen, Jes B Sørensen, Anne I Christensen, Ola Ekholm
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Abstract

Aims: Health surveys constitute an essential component in comprehensive public health surveillance systems by providing information relevant for health care planning and policy development. This study aimed to describe trends in key indicators of health risk behaviours based on data from nine health survey waves conducted in Denmark between 1987 and 2023.

Methods: Data were derived from the Danish Health and Morbidity Survey and the Danish National Health Survey conducted in the general population aged ⩾16 years. The number of respondents varied between 4,667 (1994) and 183,646 (2021). Data collection methods included both face-to-face interviews and self-administered (paper-and-pencil or web) questionnaires. Trends in the prevalence of the following health risk behaviours were examined: Daily smoking, a high weekly alcohol intake, unhealthy dietary pattern, leisure-time sedentary behaviour, obesity, and cannabis use in the past 12 months. Furthermore, the five-year change in odds ratio was calculated for each indicator.

Results: A decreasing prevalence was observed for daily smoking (from 44% to 12%) and a high weekly alcohol intake (from 25% to 16%), while the prevalence of obesity (from 6% to 19%) and unhealthy dietary pattern (from 13% to 19%) increased. Leisure-time sedentary behaviour showed inconsistent patterns across different time periods, and cannabis use remained relatively stable (~7%). Overall, five-year trends confirmed these patterns.

Conclusions: Based on health risk behaviour trends in Denmark during the past decades demonstrated in the present study, policymakers are encouraged to develop national prevention strategies targeting these behaviours to support favourable trends and reverse unfavourable trends.

1987年至2023年丹麦普通人口中成年人健康行为指标趋势。
目的:健康调查是综合公共卫生监测系统的重要组成部分,为卫生保健规划和政策制定提供相关信息。这项研究旨在根据1987年至2023年期间在丹麦进行的九次健康调查的数据,描述健康风险行为关键指标的趋势。方法:数据来自丹麦健康和发病率调查以及在年龄大于或等于16岁的一般人群中进行的丹麦国家健康调查。回答者在4667人(1994年)和183646人(2021年)之间变化。数据收集方法包括面对面访谈和自我管理(纸笔或网络)问卷调查。调查了以下健康风险行为的流行趋势:过去12个月里,每天吸烟、每周大量饮酒、不健康的饮食模式、闲暇时间久坐不动、肥胖和吸食大麻。此外,还计算了每个指标的比值比的五年变化。结果:观察到每日吸烟(从44%降至12%)和每周高酒精摄入量(从25%降至16%)的患病率有所下降,而肥胖(从6%降至19%)和不健康饮食模式(从13%降至19%)的患病率有所上升。休闲时间久坐行为在不同时期表现出不一致的模式,大麻的使用保持相对稳定(~7%)。总的来说,五年趋势证实了这些模式。结论:根据本研究显示的丹麦过去几十年的健康风险行为趋势,鼓励决策者制定针对这些行为的国家预防战略,以支持有利趋势并扭转不利趋势。
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Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生
CiteScore
6.50
自引率
2.90%
发文量
135
审稿时长
4-8 weeks
期刊介绍: The Scandinavian Journal of Public Health is an international peer-reviewed journal which has a vision to: publish public health research of good quality; contribute to the conceptual and methodological development of public health; contribute to global health issues; contribute to news and overviews of public health developments and health policy developments in the Nordic countries; reflect the multidisciplinarity of public health.
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