Author:
Lopes de Oliveira Thaís,Oliveira Raquel Vasconcellos Carvalhaes de,Griep Rosane Harter,Moreno Arlinda B.,Almeida Maria da Conceição Chagas de,Almquist Ylva Brännström,Fonseca Maria de Jesus Mendes da
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Self-rated health (SRH) - one of the most common health indicators used to verify health conditions - can be influenced by several types of socioeconomic conditions, thereby reflecting health inequalities. This study aimed to evaluate the participant profiles regarding the association between self-rated health and social and occupational characteristics of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil).
Methods
Cross-sectional design, including 11,305 individuals. Self-rated health was categorized as good, fair, and poor. The relationship between socio-demographic, psychosocial work environment, health-related variables, and self-rated health was analyzed by multiple correspondence analysis (stratified by age: up to 49 years old and 50 years old or more).
Results
For both age strata, group composition was influenced by socioeconomic conditions. Poor SRH was related to lower socioeconomic conditions, being women, black self-declared race/ethnicity, being non-married/non-united, low decision authority, low skill discretion, and obesity.
Conclusion
To promote health, interventions should focus on reducing existing socioeconomic, race, and gender inequalities in Brazil.
Funder
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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