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Prevalence of chronic diseases and ownership of health insurance among the elderly: comparison of data from the Brazilian National Health Survey of 2013 and 2019
This study aimed to estimate and compare the prevalence of chronic diseases among the elderly, according to the possession of a health plan in 2013 and 2019. This is a population-based cross-sectional study with data from elderly people (age ≥ 60 years) from the Brazilian National Health Survey (2013: n = 11,177; 2019: n = 22,728). The prevalence of self-reported chronic diseases and adjusted prevalence ratios were estimated, according to health plan ownership (medical and/or dental) and by year. In the period, increased prevalence was observed for hypertension (PR = 1.11; 95%CI: 1.06-1.16), diabetes (PR = 1.12; 95%CI: 1...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - September 14, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo Francisco Aldiane Gomes de Macedo Bacurau Daniela de Assump ção Source Type: research

The Prevalence of Multimorbidity among Foreign-born Adults in the United States
CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of multimorbidity among immigrants was lower than the prevalence in the overall US population of the same age, consistent with studies showing an immigrant health advantage.PMID:35909642 | PMC:PMC9311306 | DOI:10.18865/ed.32.3.213
Source: Ethnicity and Disease - August 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rebecca E Jones Lubaba Tasnim Solveig A Cunningham Source Type: research

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