Non-communicable chronic diseases and structural indicators in an epidemiological transition country
Objective: To determine associations between standardized prevalence ratios of Metabolic Syndrome (MS), High Blood Pressure (HBP), and Obesity (O) with structural factors in ecuadorian population aged 20 to 59. Methods: An ecological study was conducted through data from the Ecuador’s National Health and Nutrition Survey 2013-2014, and National Census. Standardized prevalence ratio (SPR) variability was analyzed with Poisson multiple regression models (adjusted Relative Risk). Results: The SPR variability for the three diseases was associated with non-affiliation to social security, and inversely related to lower urbanization. HBP and O were associated with functional illiteracy and higher rates of primary care physicians/1000 inhabitants. HBP and MS were related to poor housing. Conclusions: Policies of non-communicable chronic diseases control in ecological transition countries need to take structural variations into account.
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
| Subjects: | Síndrome metabólico, Hipertensión, Obesidad, Enfermedades crónicas, Enfermedades no transmisibles, Desigualdad social, Análisis estadístico, |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4236/ojepi.2020.101003 |
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