Self-rated health in urban adults, perceptions of the physical and social environment, and reported comorbidities: The BH Health Study

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Adriana Lúcia Meireles¹  César Coelho Xavier¹  Amanda Cristina De Souza Andrade¹  Amélia Augusta De Lima Friche¹  Fernando Augusto Proietti¹  Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa¹ 

关键词: Health Status;    Morbidity;    Urban Health;    Estado de Salud;    Morbilidad;    Salud Urbana;    Nível de Saúde;    Morbidade;    Saúde Urbana;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0102-311X00076114

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Abstract This study assesses the prevalence of poor self-rated health and investigates its association with individual and environmental characteristics in adults with and without reported morbidity. A household survey assessed 4,048 adults in two districts of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. We used Poisson regression with robust variance stratified by the presence of reported morbidity. Prevalence of poor self-rated health was 29.9% (42.6% in those with morbidity and 13.1% in the group without morbidity). All assessed domains were associated with self-rated health in subjects with reported morbidity. In the group without reported morbidity, the following were associated with self-rated health: social environment, socio-demographic factors, lifestyle, and psychological health. Perceived problems in the environment were associated with poor self-rated health in both groups, even after hierarchical adjustment. The results suggest the importance of investigating self-rated health stratified by reported morbidity and reinforce the need to include variables that characterize the physical and social environment.

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