caa a22 4500 606222405 CHVBK 20210128101133.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00038-015-0667-x doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00038-015-0667-x Socioeconomic inequalities show remarkably poor association with health and disease in Southern Croatia [Elektronische Daten] [Ana Stipčić, Tanja Ćorić, Marijan Erceg, Frane Mihanović, Ivana Kolčić, Ozren Polašek] Objectives: This study aimed at investigating the association of socioeconomic status and health outcomes in populations of the two remote Croatian islands and one coastal city. Methods: Medical history and survey information were used to create 33 variables that were analysed using logistic regression. The population from the island of Vis was followed up and mortality data were used to calculate hazard ratios using Cox regression. Results: Socioeconomic inequalities were poorly associated with health and disease indices. In the matrix of 33 outcome variables and 13 socioeconomic predictor classes, only 10 associations were significant at the level of P<0.001. None of the associations was replicated across samples. We did not detect the association of any socioeconomic estimate with mortality data for the island of Vis. Conclusions: Homogenous island populations were expected to have greater levels of social homogeneity and consequently less expressed inequalities in health. The lack of stronger association in the urban population of Split is likely the result of the mechanisms that persisted from the former communist regime and high level of retained formal and informal social support. Swiss School of Public Health, 2015 Socioeconomic factors nationallicence Health nationallicence Risk factor nationallicence Croatia nationallicence Stipčić Ana Department for Health Studies, University of Split, Split, Croatia aut Ćorić Tanja Croatian National Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia aut Erceg Marijan Croatian National Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia aut Mihanović Frane Department for Health Studies, University of Split, Split, Croatia aut Kolčić Ivana Department of Public Health, Medical School, University of Split, Soltanska 2, 21220, Split, Croatia aut Polašek Ozren Department of Public Health, Medical School, University of Split, Soltanska 2, 21220, Split, Croatia aut International Journal of Public Health Springer Basel 60/4(2015-05-01), 417-426 1661-8556 60:4<417 2015 60 38 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-015-0667-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-015-0667-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Stipčić Ana Department for Health Studies, University of Split, Split, Croatia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ćorić Tanja Croatian National Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Erceg Marijan Croatian National Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mihanović Frane Department for Health Studies, University of Split, Split, Croatia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kolčić Ivana Department of Public Health, Medical School, University of Split, Soltanska 2, 21220, Split, Croatia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Polašek Ozren Department of Public Health, Medical School, University of Split, Soltanska 2, 21220, Split, Croatia aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Journal of Public Health Springer Basel 60/4(2015-05-01), 417-426 1661-8556 60:4<417 2015 60 38