title: [The relation between life style, socioeconomic factors, social networks and suboptimal self-assessed health].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of the present study was to assess the relation between these life-style factors and suboptimal self-reported health.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was carried out on a random sample of 12,040 men and women from Copenhagen, who had answered a questionnaire regarding smoking, alcohol intake, physical activity, socio-economic status, social network, and self-perceived health.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Smoking, high alcohol intake, and physical inactivity are strongly associated with a suboptimal self-reported health.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The assumption of a correlation between a high quality of life and a shorter life cannot be confirmed by this study.
authors.affiliation: Institut for Folkesundhedsvidenskab, Panum Instituttet, Københavns Universitet, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 København.
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Iversen
authors.forename: Ditte
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Johansen
authors.forename: Morten N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Grønbaek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012649:Self Concept; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Sammenhaengen mellem livsstil, socioøkonomiske faktorer, socialt netvaerk og suboptimalt selvvurderet helbred.