Socioeconomic and sex inequalities in chronic pain: A population-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We investigated the impact of socioeconomic inequalities on chronic pain of older adults according to sex.

Materials and methods

This population-based cross-sectional study used survey data from the 2015 cohort of the SABE Study (Saúde, Bem-estar e Envelhecimento), Brazil. Socioeconomic status was examined at individual level (educational attainment, financial independence, and race/skin color) and contextual level (Human Development Index). We analyzed the association between variables using the chi-square test and the Rao & Scott correction. Logistic regression models were adjusted for risk factors.

Results

The study comprised 1,207 older adults representing 1,365,514 residents 60≥ years of age in the city of São Paulo. Chronic pain was more frequent in fe

SUBMITTER: Oliveira AMB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10212187 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature