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Comportamientos de riesgo para la salud en hombres mayores brasileños viudos / Health risk behaviors in elderly Brazilian widowers
Evedove, André Ulian Dall; Loch, Mathias Roberto.
  • Evedove, André Ulian Dall; Universidade Estadual de Londrina. BR
  • Loch, Mathias Roberto; Universidade Estadual de Londrina. BR
Salud colect ; 16: e2255, 2020. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-1101905
RESUMEN
RESUMEN Se buscó comparar la prevalencia de comportamientos de riesgo para la salud en hombres mayores viudos con las de hombres mayores con pareja, solteros y divorciados/separados, así como la prevalencia de comportamientos de riesgo en hombres mayores viudos según rango de edad, escolaridad y raza/color. Se realizó un estudio transversal con hombres mayores (≥ 60 años) entrevistados por el Sistema de Vigilancia de Factores de Riesgo y Protección para Enfermedades Crónicas por Encuesta Telefónica (Vigitel) en 2016 (n=5.384) y 2017 (n=5.801) que incluye muestras representativas de adultos de las capitales de los estados brasileños y del Distrito Federal. De ellos, 886 eran viudos. Los comportamientos de riesgo fueron: inactividad física en el tiempo libre, consumo irregular de frutas, verduras y legumbres, tabaquismo y consumo abusivo de alcohol. La prevalencia de tabaquismo fue menor entre los hombres mayores con pareja [RP = 0,68; IC95% (0,52-0,90)] que entre los viudos. En los demás comportamientos de riesgo no se observaron diferencias en la prevalencia de los viudos en relación a los demás grupos. Cuando se analizaron solamente los viudos, se observaron importantes asociaciones de los comportamientos de riesgo con las variables grupo de edad y escolaridad, pero no con raza/color.
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to compare the prevalence of health risk behaviors among elderly widowers with that of elderly partnered males, as well as single or divorced/separated men. Additionally, we set out to examine the prevalence of risk behaviors in elderly widowered men according to age, education level, and race/skin color. A cross-sectional study was conducted with elderly men (≥ 60 years) who were interviewed through the Surveillance System of Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Survey (Vigitel) in 2016 (n=5,384) and 2017 (n=5,801). The Vigitel survey includes representative samples of adults residing in the capitals of Brazilian states and the Federal District, and of those surveyed, 886 were widowers. Identified risk behaviors included physical inactivity during leisure time, irregular consumption of fruits, vegetables and legumes, smoking and alcohol abuse. The prevalence of smoking was lower among partnered elderly men [PR=0.68, CI95% (0.52-0.90)] than among widowers. There were no differences in the prevalence of other risk behaviors between widowers and other groups. When only widowers were taken into account, there was significant association of risk behaviors with age and educational level, but not with race/skin color.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Widowhood / Health Risk Behaviors Type of study: Etiology study / Observational study / Prevalence study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Risk factors Limits: Aged / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: Spanish Journal: Salud colect Journal subject: Medicina Social / Sa£de P£blica Year: 2020 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Estadual de Londrina/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Widowhood / Health Risk Behaviors Type of study: Etiology study / Observational study / Prevalence study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Risk factors Limits: Aged / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: Spanish Journal: Salud colect Journal subject: Medicina Social / Sa£de P£blica Year: 2020 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Estadual de Londrina/BR