Determinants of self-rated health in Spain: differences by age groups for adults.
Background: Identifying factors associated with self-rated health (SRH) in two age groups (16–49 and ≥50 years) in the context of action for health promotion in adults. Methods: The data used came from the household and adults questionnaires of the National Health Survey of Spain for 2006. SRH w...
| Published in: | European Journal of Public Health Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 36 - 41 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Feb2012
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=70948153&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 70948153 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 11011262 BHW jtl: European Journal of Public Health issn: 11011262 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Feb2012 vid: 22 iid: 1 pid: 622 pub: Oxford University Press / USA artinfo: ui: 70948153 104510505 104510505 10.1093/eurpub/ckq133 70948153 ppf: 36 ppct: 5 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Determinants of self-rated health in Spain: differences by age groups for adults. aug: au: Girón, Pedro affil: Department of Statistics and Operations Research III, Statistics School, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Avda. Pta Hierro s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain sug: subj: Self Assessment Health Status Age Factors Health Promotion Methods Human Adult Middle Age Spain Surveys Spain Secondary Analysis Odds Ratio Multiple Logistic Regression Models, Statistical Utilization Comparative Studies Life Style Classification Obesity Smoking Exercise Sleep Factor Analysis Cluster Sample Descriptive Statistics Correlational Studies Confidence Intervals Educational Status Aged Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years ab: Background: Identifying factors associated with self-rated health (SRH) in two age groups (16–49 and ≥50 years) in the context of action for health promotion in adults. Methods: The data used came from the household and adults questionnaires of the National Health Survey of Spain for 2006. SRH was categorized as positive (very positive or positive) and negative (fair, poor or very poor). Odds ratios for positive SRH compared with negative SRH were calculated using logistic regression models for complex samples. The determinants of the positive SRH were obtained for the total population and for two age groups. Results: Among the population aged ≥16 years, 66.6% reports positive SRH, 78.6% in the 16- to 49-year-old group and 47.7% in the ≥50-year-old group. SRH worsens with age until the age of 49, whereas 50 years onwards older report better health than the younger. The influence of lifestyle on the SRH varies by age group among adults as well: in the younger age groups, obesity, smoking and non-alcohol are associated with poor SRH; in contrast, physical exercise only in leisure time and enough sleeping hours are associated with positive SRH in the ≥50-year-old population. Conclusions: The factors associated with SRH differ across age groups, particularly for lifestyle. Understanding the differences between the factors associated with the positive SRH is highly relevant for the design of specific programmes aimed at improving public health. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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