Socioeconomic factors in EU-funded studies of children's environmental health.
We performed a survey on socioeconomic factors in 27 studies of children's environmental health funded by EU FP4 and FP5. Parental education was the most common measure (74%). Socioeconomic factors were predominantly considered as confounder (74%) and less often as effect modifier (33%) or independent variable (37%). The awareness of the need to study the impact of socioeconomic factors further seems to have increased in recent years.
Bolte
Gabriele
G
Department of Epidemiology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany. gabriele.bolte@lgl.bayern.de
Kohlhuber
Martina
M
Weiland
Stephan K
SK
Zuurbier
Moniek
M
Stansfeld
Stephen
S
Heinrich
Joachim
J
D002648:Child; D003625:Data Collection; D004782:Environmental Health; D005062:European Union; D005380:Financing, Government; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors