Aging and self-reported health in 114 Latin American cities: gender and socio-economic inequalities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding how urban environments influence people's health, especially as individuals age, can help identify ways to improve health in the rapidly urbanizing and rapidly aging populations.

Objectives

To investigate the association between age and self-reported health (SRH) in adults living in Latin-American cities and whether gender and city-level socioeconomic characteristics modify this association.

Methods

Cross-sectional analyses of 71,541 adults aged 25-97 years, from 114 cities in 6 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, El Salvador, and Guatemala), as part of the Salud Urbana en America Latina (SALURBAL) Project. We used individual-level age, gender, education, and self-reported health (SRH) data from harmonized health surveys. As proxies

SUBMITTER: Castillo-Riquelme M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9356475 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature