hhd unit 3 aos1 (part b) Flashcards
biological factors
- body weight
- birth weight
- blood pressure
- glucose regulation
- sex/genetics/hormone
-cholesterol levels
sociocultural factors
- SES
- Employment
- social connections
- cultural influences
- early life experiences
- access to healthcare
- food security
environmental factors
- housing
- work environment
- infrastructure
- climate
- geographical location of resources
factors contributing to health status and burden of disease
- alcohol
- high bmi
- dietary risks
- smoking
body weight and disease
CVD, type 2 diabetes, cancer, arthiritis, respiratory diseases,
birth weight and disease
low birthweight = underdeveloped organs increasing risk of infection
blood pressure and disease
high bp (hypertension) indicates atherosclerosis, strain on heart, CVD
bp is regulated by kidneys, kidney disease
glucose regulation and disease
often in obese individuals. type 2 diabetes, reduced insulin
sex/genetics/hormones and disease
men store more abdomenal fat = obesity and CVD, prostate cancer, cervical cancer etc.
cholesterol levels and disease
too much low density lipoprotein leads to atherosclerosis, interrupted blood flow, heart attack and stroke, CVD
SES and disease
income provides healthcare and nutrition
education provides high income, health literacy
occupation provides physical activity, injury, stress
employment and disease
greater income, access to health promoting services
social exclusion/connection and disease
not accessing resources in the community
cultural influences and disease
gender stereotypes (physical labour, accessing healthcare, contact sports, risky behaviour), traditional diets, attitudes +beliefs
early life experiences and disease
maternal smoking, alcohol etc leads to FASD, low birth weight, higher chance of CVD as u get older.
abuse + neglect leads to underdeveloped brain, slowed growth, CVD, kidney etc