| Author | Costa, Maria Fernanda Lima | |
| Author | Oliveira, Cesar de | |
| Author | Macinko, James | |
| Author | Marmot, Michael | |
| Access date | 2015-07-30T19:11:46Z | |
| Available date | 2015-07-30T19:11:46Z | |
| Document date | 2012 | |
| Citation | COSTA, Maria Fernanda Lima et al. Oliveira, Cesar de; Macinko, James; marmot, Michael. Socioeconomic inequalities in health in older adults in Brazil and England. American Journal of Public Health, vol.102, n. 8, p. 1535-1541, 2012 | pt_BR |
| ISSN | 0090-0036 | |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/11421 | |
| Language | eng | pt_BR |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association | pt_BR |
| Rights | restricted access | pt_BR |
| Title | Socioeconomic inequalities in health in older adults in Brazil and England | pt_BR |
| Type | Article | |
| DOI | 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300765 | |
| Abstract | OBJECTIVES: We examined socioeconomic inequalities in health among older adults in England and Brazil. METHODS: We analyzed nationally representative samples of residents aged 50 years and older in 2008 data from the Brazilian National Household Survey (n = 75,527) and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (n = 9589). We estimated prevalence ratios for self-rated health, functional limitations, and reported chronic diseases, by education level and household income tertiles. RESULTS: Brazilians reported worse health than did English respondents. Country-specific differences were higher among the poorest, but also affected the wealthiest persons. We observed a strong inverse gradient of similar magnitude across education and household income levels for most health indicators in each country. Prevalence ratios (lowest vs highest education level) of poor self-rated health were 3.24 in Brazil and 3.50 in England; having 2 or more functional limitations, 1.81 in Brazil and 1.96 in England; and having 1 or more diseases, 1.14 in Brazil and 1.36 in England. CONCLUSIONS: Socioeconomic inequalities in health affect both populations, despite a less pronounced absolute difference in household income and education in Brazil than in England. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Rene Rachou. Laboratório de Epidemiologia e Antropologia Médica. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil/Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Medicina Social e Preventiva. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | University College Londres. Department of Epidemiology and Public Health. Londre, UK | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | New York University. Department of Nutriotion, Food Studies, and Public Health. New York, NY. USA | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | University College Londres. Department of Epidemiology and Public Health. Londre, UK | pt_BR |
| Subject | Disparidades em Assistência à Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos | pt_BR |
| Subject | Brasil/epidemiologia | pt_BR |
| Subject | Doença Crônica/epidemiologia | pt_BR |
| Subject | Renda/estatística & dados numéricos | pt_BR |
| Subject | Estudos Longitudinais | pt_BR |
| Subject | Inquéritos Epidemiológicos | pt_BR |
