title: [Predictors of poor self-rated health in an elderly population].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Self-Rated Health is part of the comprehensive concept of Quality of Life and is a valid measurement of health status. The main objective of this study was to test the predictive value of some different variables on the poor Self-Rated Health among elders.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed a cross-sectional study on a sample consisting of 140 participants.
  
  
  METHODS
  age, gender, level of education, environment, cognitive status, physical impairment, diseases, health perception and social support. The influence of the studied variables on the poor Self-Rated Health was performed with a logistic regression analysis and a ROC curve to establish the cut-off values for these variables with the best sensitivity and specificity to predict the poor Self-Rated Health.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A poor Self-Rated Health was significantly associated with age, comorbidity, and the perception of poor functional social support, whereas no association was found with gender, environment and educational level.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Old age, the number of diagnosed diseases, and functional social support are Self-Rated Health risk factors, while the characteristics and repercussions of the diseases should not be considered.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Investigación en Gerontología, Departamento de Medicina, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de A Coruña, A Coruña, España.
authors.forename: Trinidad
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lorenzo
authors.forename: José Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Millán-Calenti
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lorenzo-López
authors.forename: Alba
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maseda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Aging; Apoyo social; Comorbidity; Comorbilidad; Envejecimiento; Salud autopercibida; Self-Rated Health; Social support