Braz Marici, Barros Filho Antonio A, Barros Marilisa B A
Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brasil.
Cad Saude Publica. 2013 Sep;29(9):1877-88. doi: 10.1590/0102-311x00169712.
We estimated the prevalence of chronic diseases and other health problems reported by adolescents in relation to social and demographic variables and nutritional status. This cross-sectional population-based survey analyzed data from the Health Survey in Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil, 2008. We used descriptive statistics and associations between variables with the chisquare test. Prevalence of chronic diseases among adolescents was 19.17%, with asthma showing the highest prevalence (7.59%), followed by heart disease (1.96%), hypertension (1.07%), and diabetes 0.21%. Prevalence rates were 61.53% for health problems, 40.39% for allergy, and 24.83% for frequent headache or migraine. After multivariate analysis using Poisson regression, the factors associated with chronic disease were age 15 to 19 years (PR = 1.38), not attending school (PR = 1.46), having children (PR = 1.84), and obesity (PR = 1.54). Female gender (PR = 1.12) was statistically associated with health problems. The study illustrates that adolescence is a life stage in which chronic disease and health problems can occur.
我们估算了青少年报告的慢性病及其他健康问题的患病率，并分析了其与社会人口统计学变量及营养状况之间的关系。这项基于人群的横断面调查分析了2008年巴西圣保罗州坎皮纳斯市健康调查的数据。我们使用描述性统计方法以及卡方检验来分析变量之间的关联。青少年慢性病的患病率为19.17%，其中哮喘患病率最高（7.59%），其次是心脏病（1.96%）、高血压（1.07%）和糖尿病（0.21%）。健康问题的患病率为61.53%，过敏的患病率为40.39%，频繁头痛或偏头痛的患病率为24.83%。在使用泊松回归进行多变量分析后，与慢性病相关的因素包括年龄在15至19岁（PR = 1.38）、未上学（PR = 1.46）、育有子女（PR = 1.84）和肥胖（PR = 1.54）。女性（PR = 1.12）与健康问题在统计学上相关。该研究表明，青春期是一个可能出现慢性病和健康问题的生命阶段。
