Minority groups are more prone to worsen their personal and social vulnerabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed identify factors associated with highest vulnerability in Brazilian sexual gender minorities. is a cross-sectional based on 826 respondents of LGBT+ Health Survey, conducted online from August November 2020. The was previous index created by an institution, which comprises three dimensions (income, exposure, health). outcome score quartile. Statistical analysis...

Objectives To investigate the association between loneliness and intrinsic capacity, a multidimensional indicator of healthy ageing, in Brazilians aged ≥50 years.

We aimed to develop a machine-learning model predict all-cause mortality among Brazilians aged 50 and over, incorporating demographic, health, lifestyle characteristics as predictors. analyzed data from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil), waves 1 2 (2015–2021), nationally representative sample 70 municipalities across Brazil's five regions. Nine algorithms, including Random Forest, Gradient Boosting, XGBOOST, Logistic Regression, were tested on 9412 participants (54.6%...

We examined wealth inequalities in disability, taking into account the effect of both depression and social support among older English adults using data from 5,506 community-dwelling people aged 50 years over Longitudinal Study Ageing (ELSA). Disability was measured as self-reported limitations Basic Activities Daily Living (ADL) Instrumental (IADL). Depressive symptomatology 8-item Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D) scale. Social assessed by marital status frequency...

The understanding of health care demands and possible access barriers may support policymaking best practices targeting the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, related identities (LGBT+) population. aims Brazilian LGBT+ Health Survey were to characterize population during COVID-19 pandemic specify characteristics in this This is a cross-sectional online study, with convenience sample 976 individuals identified as LGBT+, aged 18 years or older from Brazil. It allows investigations sexuality,...

To evaluate the magnitude of wealth-related inequalities in basic activities daily living among community-dwelling Brazilian older adults and to determine contribution demographic, socioeconomic, health conditions inequality.We used data from 2015 Longitudinal Study Aging (ELSI-Brazil) with a nationally representative sample aged 50 years or older. We assessed by concentration index. Concentration index was decomposed health, socioeconomic factors living.The prevalence disability 15.7%...

Abstract Background Handgrip strength (HGS) is a simple, quick, inexpensive, and highly reliable method for the assessment of muscle in clinical practice epidemiological studies. This study aimed at describing HGS values by age group sex Brazilians aged 50 years over, determining group- sex-specific cutoff points weakness, investigating sociodemographic anthropometric variables associated with weakness each sex. Methods Data from second wave Brazilian Longitudinal Study Aging (ELSI-Brazil)...

This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the association between food consumption (meat, fish, and fruits vegetables), anthropometric indicators (body mass index, waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio), frailty; verify whether these associations vary with edentulism. We used data from 8,629 participants of Brazilian Longitudinal Study Aging (ELSI-Brazil) (2015-16). Frailty was defined by unintentional weight loss, weakness, slow walking speed, exhaustion, low physical activity....

BACKGROUND: Frailty and sarcopenia are frequent conditions in the elderly related to inactivity functionality. However, little is known about influence of indicators on frailty profile or their functional implications. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether indirect functionality subjects. METHOD : This was a cross-sectional study with 53 subjects recruited by an active search secondary health care service. The were body mass index (BMI), gait speed, Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA), Human Activity...

This study was conducted in a probabilistic sam- ple of 2,055 elderly Greater Metropolitan Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, to examine components social network (conjugal status and visits by the children, other relatives, friends) support (satisfaction with personal relations having persons on whom rely) associated limitations performing basic activities daily living (ADL). Multivariate analysis used Hurdle model. Performance ADL showed independent statistically significant...

Objectives: This study aimed at estimating the pre-pandemic and pandemic prevalence of loneliness investigating association with social disconnectedness during distancing strategies in time COVID-19 period.Methods: We used data from ELSI initiative participants Brazilian Longitudinal Study Aging (ELSI-Brazil), which comprised 4,431 aged 50 years over. Loneliness (hardly ever/some time/often) was assessed by question "In past 30 days, how often did you feel alone/lonely?". Social included...

Based on a national representative sample of the population aged 50 years or older, this study aimed to estimate prevalence frailty among men and women, identify associated sociodemographic health factors, attributable fraction. Data from second wave (2019-2021) Brazilian Longitudinal Study Aging (ELSI-Brazil) were used. Frailty was classified based number positive items unintentional weight loss, exhaustion, low level physical activity, slow gait, weakness. The main analyses multinomial...

The objective of this article is to examine factors associated with preventive health services search among Brazilian adults. Sample included adults participants from the National Health Survey (2013), that had reported any service in prior 15 days, categorized into "treatment/diagnosis" or "preventive" service. Exploratory variables sex, age, race, marital status, education, household situation, private plan enrolment and time FHS enrolment. Associations were verified by prevalence ratios...

Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the existence of socioeconomic inequalities related prevalence multimorbidity in Brazilian population aged 60 and older. Methods was a cross-sectional with data from last National Health Survey (PNS) collected 2019. Multimorbidity dependent variable defined as presence two or more chronic diseases. All diseases were assessed based on self-reported previous medical diagnosis. Education per capita family income measures position. Socioeconomic using...

This study aimed to investigate differences in determinants of active aging between older Brazilian and English adults verify the association behavioral, personal, social with physical health. cross-sectional was based on ELSI-Brazil (2015-2016) ELSA (2016-2017) cohorts. Active included behavior (smoking, sedentary lifestyle, poor sleep quality), personal (cognitive function life satisfaction), (education, loneliness, volunteering), according World Health Organization. Physical health...

Malnutrition is a risk factor for noncommunicable diseases related to ageing, and it can also contribute musculoskeletal health. This study investigated whether nutritional associated with chronic pain in community-dwelling older persons. Nutritional was assessed by the DETERMINE Checklist. Chronic defined as presence of past six months that did not disappear at least 30 consecutive days. Multivariate logistic regression including confounding variables used analysis. The sample comprised 383...

Psychosocial factors appear to be associated with increased risk of disability in later life. However, there is a lack evidence based on long-term longitudinal data from Western low-middle income countries. We investigated whether psychosocial at baseline predict new-onset long term population-based cohort older Brazilians adults. used 15-year follow-up 1,014 participants aged 60 years and the Bambuí (Brazil) Cohort Study Aging. Limitations activities daily living (ADL) were measured...

Chronic pain is known to increase health care use in high-income countries, but Brazil, little known.To investigate the association between chronic and among Brazilian older adults explore relationship severity use.This cross-sectional study was derived from population-based Frailty Older People-FIBRA. pain, intensity pain-related disability were assessed through additional telephone interviews. Health measured by number of doctor visits, hospitalization events high (highest quartile...

Resumo Objetivou-se verificar a adesão às medidas de prevenção em idosos com maior predisposição formas graves COVID-19 e sua associação interação o apoio social. Trata-se um estudo transversal realizado amostra 3.477 participantes do inquérito telefônico Estudo Longitudinal da Saúde dos Idosos Brasileiros (iniciativa ELSI-COVID-19), que informaram ter saído casa na semana anterior à realização inquérito. A foi aferida pela frequência saiu casa, necessidade sair uso máscara higienização das...

Abstract This study aimed to analyze the association between internalized homophobia and its domains depression in homosexual bisexual individuals quantify results depression. is a cross-sectional online anonymous based on LGBT+ health conducted Brazil from August November, 2020, summing 926 respondents. Depression was self-reported. Internalized Homophobia measured by Brazilian Scale for Gays Lesbians, using 80% percentile classify elevated total domain scores. Statistical analysis Poisson...