Socioeconomic and lifestyle factors associated with chronic conditions among older adults in Ecuador
OBJECTIVE: To explore socioeconomic and lifestyle factors associated with the prevalence of self-reported chronic conditions among older adults in Ecuador. METHODS: The sample was drawn from the nationally representative observational cross-sectional data of the Health, Well-Being, and Aging survey...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:492b08fcbc674586baeab9c5ef8f5f4f 2023-05-15T15:08:39+02:00 Socioeconomic and lifestyle factors associated with chronic conditions among older adults in Ecuador Pilar Egüez Guevara Flávia Cristina Drumond Andrade 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/492b08fcbc674586baeab9c5ef8f5f4f EN ES PT eng spa por Pan American Health Organization http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892015000800007&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1020-4989 1020-4989 https://doaj.org/article/492b08fcbc674586baeab9c5ef8f5f4f Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 38, Iss 3, Pp 226-232 (2015) Envejecimiento salud del anciano enfermedad crónica factores socioeconómicos encuestas epidemiológicas Ecuador Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2015 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T14:23:04Z OBJECTIVE: To explore socioeconomic and lifestyle factors associated with the prevalence of self-reported chronic conditions among older adults in Ecuador. METHODS: The sample was drawn from the nationally representative observational cross-sectional data of the Health, Well-Being, and Aging survey conducted in Ecuador in 2009. Logistic regression models were used to explore the association between socioeconomic and lifestyle factors and the prevalence of selected chronic conditions. RESULTS: Older women in Ecuador are more likely than men to have been previously diagnosed with diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and arthritis. Results suggest no difference by education or health insurance on number and type of self-reported chronic conditions. However, older adults who resided in the coastal area were more likely to report having diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and stroke than those in the highlands. Living in rural areas was associated with lower odds of having diabetes and high blood pressure. Compared to white older adults, indigenous older adults were less likely to report having high blood pressure, but more likely to report having arthritis. CONCLUSIONS: Older age in Ecuador is marked by low educational levels and poverty. Female gender and living in coastal areas were associated with higher risks of self-reported chronic conditions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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OBJECTIVE: To explore socioeconomic and lifestyle factors associated with the prevalence of self-reported chronic conditions among older adults in Ecuador. METHODS: The sample was drawn from the nationally representative observational cross-sectional data of the Health, Well-Being, and Aging survey conducted in Ecuador in 2009. Logistic regression models were used to explore the association between socioeconomic and lifestyle factors and the prevalence of selected chronic conditions. RESULTS: Older women in Ecuador are more likely than men to have been previously diagnosed with diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and arthritis. Results suggest no difference by education or health insurance on number and type of self-reported chronic conditions. However, older adults who resided in the coastal area were more likely to report having diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and stroke than those in the highlands. Living in rural areas was associated with lower odds of having diabetes and high blood pressure. Compared to white older adults, indigenous older adults were less likely to report having high blood pressure, but more likely to report having arthritis. CONCLUSIONS: Older age in Ecuador is marked by low educational levels and poverty. Female gender and living in coastal areas were associated with higher risks of self-reported chronic conditions. |
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Socioeconomic and lifestyle factors associated with chronic conditions among older adults in Ecuador |
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Socioeconomic and lifestyle factors associated with chronic conditions among older adults in Ecuador |
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Socioeconomic and lifestyle factors associated with chronic conditions among older adults in Ecuador |
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Socioeconomic and lifestyle factors associated with chronic conditions among older adults in Ecuador |
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