The intersectional impact of sex and social factors on subjective health: analysis of the Canadian longitudinal study on aging (CLSA).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-rated health (SRH) is a widely validated measure of the general health of older adults. Our aim was to understand what factors shape individual perceptions of health and, in particular, whether those perceptions vary for men and women and across social locations.

Methods

We used data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) of community-dwelling adults aged 45 to 85. SRH was measured via a standard single question. Multiple Poisson regression identified individual, behavioural, and social factors related to SRH. Intersections between sex, education, wealth, and rural/urban status, and individual and joint cluster effects on SRH were quantified using multilevel models.

Results

After adjustment for relevant confounders, women were 43% less li

SUBMITTER: Vafaei A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8399822 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature