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Gender differences in predictors of self-rated health among older adults in Brazil and Chile

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ID15375818
AuthorsAna Cristina Viana Campos (0000-0003-0596-6632, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, corresponding author), Cecilia Albala (0000-0002-6135-334X, University of Chile), Lydia Lera (0000-0001-7470-2433, University of Chile), Hugo Sanchez (0000-0002-8163-6232, University of Chile), Andréa Maria Duarte Vargas (0000-0002-4371-9862, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Efigênia Ferreira E Ferreira (0000-0002-0665-211X, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais)
Year2015
Volume15
Issue1
Pages365-365
Publication date2015-04-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-015-1666-9
PMID25884800
PMCIDPMC4432978
OpenAlexW2080055285
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited36

We conclude that when examining gender differences in predictors of SRH, the similarities are greater than the differences between Brazilian and Chilean older adults. In both countries, physical health was the most important predictor of SRH. In addition, absence of depression was the strongest predictor of good health in older Brazilian adults

Biostatistics · Depression (economics · Logistic regression · Public health · Self-rated health · Aging and Gerontology Research · Demography · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Epidemiology · Gerontology

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Unique citing works19
Citations per year1,9
Citation span2016 - 2026 (11)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 18

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