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Socioeconomic and sex inequalities in chronic pain: A population-based cross-sectional study

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  • Ana Maria Braga de Oliveira
  • Doralice Severo da Cruz Teixeira
  • Fabrício dos Santos Menezes
  • Amélia Pasqual Marques
  • Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte
  • Raquel Aparecida Casarotto

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Objective: We investigated the impact of socioeconomic inequalities on chronic pain of older adults according to sex. Materials and methods: This population-based cross-sectional study used survey data from the 2015 cohort of the SABE Study (Saúde, Bem-estar e Envelhecimento), Brazil. Socioeconomic status was examined at individual level (educational attainment, financial independence, and race/skin color) and contextual level (Human Development Index). We analyzed the association between variables using the chi-square test and the Rao & Scott correction. Logistic regression models were adjusted for risk factors. Results: The study comprised 1,207 older adults representing 1,365,514 residents 60≥ years of age in the city of São Paulo. Chronic pain was more frequent in females (27.2%) than in males (14.5%) (p

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  • Ana Maria Braga de Oliveira & Doralice Severo da Cruz Teixeira & Fabrício dos Santos Menezes & Amélia Pasqual Marques & Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte & Raquel Aparecida Casarotto, 2023. "Socioeconomic and sex inequalities in chronic pain: A population-based cross-sectional study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(5), pages 1-14, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0285975
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285975
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