¿Habrá algún día una sociedad sin clases?: La compleja relación entre habilidad cognitiva general y nivel socioeconómico / Could be some day a classless society?: The complex relationship between general cognitive ability and socioeconomic level

Las relaciones entre nivel socioeconómico (NSE) y capacidad cognitiva general han sido complejas y multivariadas. Se presentan los hallazgos inves-tigativos en el contexto de las sociedades que se encuentran en la transición desde un modelo tradicional a un modelo contemporáneo globalizado. Los problemas asociados con el ascenso social, la búsqueda de oportunidades y la filosofía de la equidad se analizan desde la perspectiva psicológica. Se presentan ejemplos procedentes de las sociedades en vías de desarrollo. El papel de la educación, de la estratificación social y del desarrollo de habilidades específicas se analiza en detalle.

Relationships between socio-economic level (SEL) and general cognitive ability have been complex and multifaceted. Research findings are presented in the context of societies that are in the transition period from a traditional model to a contemporary globalized model. Problems associated with social climbing, the search for opportunities and the philosophy of equality are analized from the psychological perspective. Cases are presented from developing world societies. The role of education, social stratification, and the development of specific aptituds, are analized in detail.

Risk Factors in Rural Residents with Essential Hypertension of Different Social Economic Levels / 中华高血压杂志

Objective To explore the difference of the risk factors among the rural residents with hypertension with different social economic levels.Methods Risk factors survey were conducted in 469 new cases with hypertension(aged over 35) with different economic-social levels in Jizhou city,Hebei province using self-made questionnaire,2799 people(aged over 35) as the controls.The results were analyzed with Logistic regression analysis.Results OR of the risk factors in higher economic level group were:family history of hypertension(2.863),body mass index(BMI,1.286),preserved foods(1.263),the amount of eggs taken daily(1.200) and the ages of the patients(1.052).The OR of risk factors in lower economic levels' group were:family history of hypertension(3.990),smoking(1.767),the amount of eggs taken daily(1.753),drinking(1.728),education background(1.532),sex(1.448),daily amount of meat intake(1.276),BMI(1.205) and the age of the patients(1.068).The higher annual income of the family and the amount of fresh fruits intake daily were the protective factors of hypertension with the OR were 0.708 and 0.788 respectively.Conclusion The results show that the patients at different economic levels have different risk factors of hypertension.

The Survey of the Relationship of Diet Habits and Health Consciousness with Essential Hypertension in the Rural Residents / 中国慢性病预防与控制

Objective To investigate the relationship of diet habits and health consciousness with essential hypertension in the rural residents of different economic levels in Hebei Province. Methods Cases aged 35-year old and over from Jizhou,Hebei province were selected by means of random stratified sampling in different economic levels. Results The crude prevalence rates were 44.93% in lower economic level and 36.55% in higher economic level. There were significant differences in prevalence rates of hypertension between the different economic levels(?2=31.846,P