Recent Findings from R.RFR. de Alencar and Co-Authors Yields New Data on Chronic Disease (Prevalence of Self-Reported Chronic Diseases and Health…
Recent Findings from R.RFR. de Alencar and Co-Authors Yields New Data on Chronic Disease (Prevalence of Self-Reported Chronic Diseases and Health Services Utilization by Ethnic Minorities in
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Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research, "Using probabilistic sampling in three stages, we recruited adults aged greater than or equal to18 years. Ethnicity was self-identified as White, Black, Yellow, Brown (Brazilian mixed-race), and Indigenous. We calculated adjusted prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% CI of chronic diseases and health service utilization for each ethnic minority and compared the data using Poisson regression with data from White respondents. In this study, we interviewed 4,001 people. Of these, 15.9% were White, 7.5% Black, 3.4% Yellow, 72.1% Brown, and 1.0% Indigenous. Indigenous respondents had the highest prevalence of self-reported hypertension (29.4%), diabetes (12.3%) and hypercholesterolemia (17.0%) among the ethnic respondent groups. Compared with the White population, Browns had less health insurance coverage (PR=.76; 95% CI: .62-.93) and reported hypertension (PR=.84; 95% CI: .72-0.98) and diabetes (PR=.69; 95% CI: .51-.94) less frequently. Yellows visited the doctor more frequently than Whites (PR=1.13; 95% CI: 1.04-1.22), with no significant difference in prevalence of diseases. Indigenous respondents had higher prevalence rates of the investigated diseases."
According to the news editors, the research concluded: "Compared with Whites, Brown respondents had lower rates of self-reported arterial hypertension and diabetes, as well as lower rates of private health insurance coverage."
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