Abstract

CEREZO-CORREA, María del Pilar; CIFUENTES-AGUIRRE, Olga Lucía; NIETO-MURILLO, Eugenia  and  PARRA-SANCHEZ, José Hernán. Inequalities in morbidity chronic disease based on structural and intermediate determinants. Rev. Gerenc. Polit. Salud [online]. 2012, vol.11, n.23, pp.165-188. ISSN 1657-7027.

This research aimed at identifying inequalities in morbidity from chronic diseases. It was an analytical cross-sectional study based on data taken from the National Health Survey of Colombia, 2007. Differences in proportions and prevalence rates were calculated. Linear regression models were constructed and Chaid analysis and classification analysis were performed. A higher risk was found in women and in people with no schooling than in university students. Explanatory variables for hypertension were gender, age, wealth index; Diabetes variables were age, area of residence and wealth index. Risk factors for hypertension were gender, wealth index and area of residence and for diabetes were body mass index, gender and wealth index. As a conclusion, inequality in hypertension is characterized by the structural determinants: gender, age, wealth index and region. Inequality in diabetes is also characterized by the area of residence. The intermediate determinant for both diseases was the body mass index.

Keywords : inequalities in health; social inequity; chronic disease; body mass index; measurements; health surveys; health inequalities; social inequity; chronic disease; body mass index; health surveys.

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