Chronic diseases in the non-village indigenous population

Data from the National Health Survey, 2019

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ID5334478
AuthorsPriscila Maria Stolses Bergamo Francisco (0000-0001-7361-9961, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)), Daniela De Assumpção (0000-0003-1813-996X, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)), Aldiane Gomes De Macedo Bacurau (0000-0002-6671-2284, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)), Veronica Batista Gomes Leitão (0000-0002-7424-7300, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)), Deborah Carvalho Malta (0000-0002-8214-5734, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais)
Year2024
Volume48
Issue142
Publication date2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSaúde em Debate (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0103-1104 • E-ISSN: 2358-2898
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/2358-289820241428889i
OpenAlexW4402988892
LanguageEN
References cited11

The aim of this study was to characterise the sociodemographic profile of the adult and elderly non-indigenous population of Brazil, as well as to estimate the prevalence of multimorbidity and specific chronic diseases/conditions, and for the most frequent ones, according to gender and age groups. Cross-sectional study with data from indigenous people (aged ≥ 20 years) who took part in the National Health Survey in 2019. The average age was 45.2 years (95% CI: 43.1-47.3), 23.2% were elderly (age ≥ 60 years), and 87.5% lived in urban areas. Around 60% had at least one chronic disease/condition, and the most prevalent were: hypertension (29.3%; 95% CI: 23.7-35.5), chronic spinal diseases/problems (20.6%; 95% CI: 17.3-24.5), hypercholesterolaemia (14.3%; 95% CI: 11.7-17.4), depression (10%; 95% CI: 7.4-13.5) and arthritis/rheumatism (10%; 95% CI: 6.6-14.9). In the elderly, the prevalence of hypertension was around 3.6 times higher than in adults (65% versus 18.1%; p < 0.001), and 28.6% reported chronic spinal diseases/ problems compared to 18.2% of adults (p = 0.019). The study presents unpublished data on the prevalence of chronic diseases/conditions in the non-indigenous population in Brazil, indicating a high prevalence of hypertension, spinal diseases/problems, hypercholesterolaemia, depression and arthritis/rheumatism

Biology · Environmental health · Geography · Indigenous · Population · Population health · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Statistics · Survey data collection · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Indigenous Health and Education · Medicine

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