Publications by authors named "Alison Sizer"
Background: Previous studies on socio-economic inequalities in mortality have documented a substantial contribution of alcohol-attributable mortality (AAM) to these inequalities. However, little is known about the extent to which AAM has contributed to time trends in socio-economic inequalities in mortality.
Objective: To study long-term trends in educational inequalities in AAM and assessed their impact on trends in educational inequalities in life expectancy in three European countries.
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates how smoking-attributable mortality (SAM) affects socioeconomic mortality inequalities across England, Wales, Finland, and Italy from 1972 to 2017, focusing on trends related to education levels and sex.
- - Results show that while inequalities in SAM decreased for males in England and Wales, and Finland, they increased for females—except in Italy, where trends were different, especially among men.
- - The research indicates that changing trends in SAM based on education and gender significantly impact overall mortality inequalities, highlighting risks for Finnish and Italian women in future smoking-related health inequalities.
Background: Studying long-term trends in educational inequalities in health is important for monitoring and policy evaluation. Data issues regarding the allocation of people to educational groups hamper the study and international comparison of educational inequalities in mortality. For the UK, this has been acknowledged, but no satisfactory solution has been proposed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Across Europe, socioeconomic inequalities in mortality are large and persistent. To better understand the drivers of past trends in socioeconomic mortality inequalities, we identified phases and potential reversals in long-term trends in educational inequalities in remaining life expectancy at age 30 (e30), and assessed the contributions of mortality changes among the low-educated and the high-educated at different ages.
Methods: We used individually linked annual mortality data by educational level (low, middle and high), sex and single age (30+) from 1971/1972 onwards for England and Wales, Finland and Italy (Turin).
Objectives: The life course determinants of midlife and later life cognitive function have been studied using longitudinal population-based cohort data, but far less is known about whether the pattern of these pathways is similar or distinct for clinically relevant cognitive state. We investigated this for Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination third edition (ACE-III), used in clinical settings to screen for cognitive impairment and dementia.
Design: Longitudinal birth cohort study.