title: [Inequalities in self-rated health: an analysis of the Brazilian and Portuguese populations].
abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence of poor self-rated health according to socio-demographic variables and the presence of chronic diseases in the populations of Brazil and Portugal. A total of 13,894 individuals ≥ 30 years of age were studied in capitals in Northeast Brazil (VIGITEL 2011) and 20,579 in Portugal (4th NHI, 2005/2006). Poisson regression was used in both analyses of associations, adjusted by covariates. Net prevalence rates of poor health in men in Northeast Brazil and Portugal were 4.3% and 15.5%. Prevalence ratio was 2.72 (95%CI: 2.70-2.75) after standardization by age bracket. In women, prevalence was 8.1% in Northeast Brazil and 25.1% in Portugal (PR: 2.40; 95%CI: 2.39-2.42). The variable that showed the worst inequalities in poor self-rated health was schooling, in both Brazil and Portugal. Current disease had a stronger effect on Brazilians than on Portuguese, in both men and women. Prevalence of poor self-rated health was significantly higher in Portugal in all the groups analyzed.
authors: Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brasil.
authors: Alice Teles de
authors: AT
authors: Carvalho
authors: Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, Brasil.
authors: Deborah Carvalho
authors: DC
authors: Malta
authors: Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brasil.
authors: Marilisa Berti de Azevedo
authors: MB
authors: Barros
authors: Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors: Pedro Nuno Ferreira Pinto de
authors: PN
authors: Oliveira
authors: Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors: Denisa Maria de Melo Vasques
authors: DM
authors: Mendonça
authors: Instituto de Saúde Pública, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors: Henrique
authors: H
authors: Barros
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011174:Portugal / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors