Association between self-reported health and sociodemographic characteristics with cardiovascular diseases in adults

• Autor(a) principal: Arruda,Guilherme Oliveira de
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Santos,Aliny de Lima, Teston,Elen Ferraz, Cecilio,Hellen Pollyanna Mantelo, Radovanovic,Cremilde Aparecida Trindade, Marcon,Sonia Silva
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342015000100061
• topic: Cardiovascular Diseases; Risk Factors; Prevalence; Population Surveys; Nursing

OBJECTIVE To assess the association of sociodemographic and self-rated health in the presence of cardiovascular diseases and the association of this perception with the type of disease. METHODS A cross-sectional population survey study carried out with 1,232 individuals aged between 20 and 59 years of both genders living in the metropolitan region of Maringá-PR. Data were analyzed using multiple and simple logistic regression. RESULTS In multivariate analysis, the age range and self-rated health were associated with cardiovascular disease, and in the univariate analysis self-rated regular health was associated with arterial hypertension, while self-rated poor health was associated to heart failure, stroke, and to acute myocardial infarction (heart attack). CONCLUSION The differences in association of self-rated health with these diseases can indicate how individuals with certain characteristics cope with the disease, allowing for more individualized and specific health care.