Socioeconomic status and self-reported chronic diseases among Argentina’s adult population: Results based on multivariate probability models
Autor: | Valentina Viego, Karina Luján Temporelli |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Gerontology hypertension media_common.quotation_subject Population Probit SOCIAL FACTORS Article chronic diseases CIENCIAS SOCIALES 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health Probit model Diabetes mellitus Medicine DIABETES 030212 general & internal medicine Risk factor education Socioeconomic status social factors media_common Selection bias education.field_of_study diabetes purl.org/becyt/ford/5 [https] HYPERTENSION business.industry HIPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA lcsh:Public aspects of medicine lcsh:RA1-1270 medicine.disease cholesterolemia 030104 developmental biology Otras Ciencias Sociales purl.org/becyt/ford/5.9 [https] hipercholesterolemia Heckman correction business |
Zdroj: | CONICET Digital (CONICET) Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas instacron:CONICET Journal of Public Health Research, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2017) Journal of Public Health Research |
Popis: | Background. Hypertension, diabetes and hypercholesterolemia are the most frequent and diagnosed chronic diseases in Argentina. They contribute largely to the burden of chronic disease and they are strongly influenced by a small number of risk factors. These risk factors are all modifiable at the population and individual level and offer major prospects for their prevention. We are interested in socioeconomic determinants of prevalence of those 3 specific diseases. Design and methods. We estimate 3-equation probit model, combined with 3 separate probit estimations and a probit-based Heckman correction considering possible sample selection bias. Estimations were carried out using secondary self-reported data coming from the 2013 Risk Factor National Survey. Results. We find a negative association between socioeconomic status and prevalence of hypertension, cholesterolemia and diabetes; main increases concentrate in the transition from low to high SES in hypertension and diabetes. In cholesterol, the major effect takes place when individual crosses from low to middle SES and then vanishes. Anyway, in Argentina SES exhibit and independent effect on chronic diseases apart from those based on habits and body weight. Conclusions. Public strategies to prevent chronic diseases must be specially targeted at women, poorest households and the least educated individuals in order to achieve efficacy. Also, as the probability of having a condition related to excessive blood pressure, high levels of cholesterol or glucose in the blood do not increase proportionally with age, so public campaigns promoting healthy diets, physical activity and medical checkups should be focused on young individuals to facilitate prophylaxis. Fil: Viego, Valentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales del Sur. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Economía. Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales del Sur; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Economía; Argentina Fil: Temporelli, Karina Luján. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales del Sur. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Economía. Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales del Sur; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Economía; Argentina |
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