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Potential years of life lost due to oropharyngeal cancer in Brazil: 1979 to 2013
Perea,Lillia Magali Estrada; Boing,Alexandra Crispim; Peres,Marco Aurélio; Boing,Antonio FernandoABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the years of life lost by the Brazilian population due to mouth and pharynx cancer from 1979 to 2013, and analyze the temporal trends in the studied period, according to the country’s region, sex and anatomical site. METHODS The death records were obtained from the Mortality Information System and the data referring to the population, from the censuses of the Brazilian Institute o...
Trend of oral and pharyngeal cancer mortality in Brazil in the period of 2002 t...
Perea,Lillia Magali Estrada; Peres,Marco Aurélio; Boing,Antonio Fernando; Antunes,José Leopoldo FerreiraABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the trend of oral and pharyngeal cancer mortality rates in the period of 2002 to 2013 in Brazil according to sex, anatomical site, and macroregion of the country. METHODS The mortality data were obtained from the Mortality Information System and the population data were obtained from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. The trend of the rates standardized by sex and...
Social inequalities in the prevalence of common mental disorders in adults: a p...
Moraes,Ramona Sant’Ana Maggi de; Silva,Diego Augusto Santos; Oliveira,Walter Ferreira de; Peres,Marco AurélioABSTRACT: Objective: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and factors associated with Common Mental Disorders (CMD) in adults in a capital city in Southern Brazil. Methods: Population-based survey conducted on 1,720 adults aged 20 - 59 years from Florianópolis, Southern Brazil. The CMD were investigated through the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20). The independent variables were demographic, soci...
Polifarmácia em idosos: um estudo de base populacional
Pereira,Karine Gonçalves; Peres,Marco Aurélio; Iop,Débora; Boing,Alexandra Crispim; Boing,Antonio Fernando; Aziz,Marina; d’Orsi,EleonoraRESUMO: Objetivo: Investigar a polifarmácia em idosos residentes na área urbana de Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil, estimando a prevalência e os fatores a ela associados. Métodos: Foi realizado um estudo transversal de base populacional em uma amostra de 1.705 idosos, entre 2009 e 2010. A variável dependente foi polifarmácia (definida como “uso de cinco ou mais medicamentos”). Utilizaram-se variáveis soci...
Oral health in the agenda of priorities in public health
Antunes,José Leopoldo Ferreira; Toporcov,Tatiana Natasha; Bastos,João Luiz; Frazão,Paulo; Narvai,Paulo Capel; Peres,Marco AurélioABSTRACT This study describes the scientific production on oral health diffused in Revista de Saúde Pública, in the 50 years of its publication. A narrative review study was carried out using PubMed, as it is the search database that indexes all issues of the journal. From 1967 to 2015, 162 manuscripts specifically focused on oral health themes were published. This theme was present in all volumes of the journa...
Periodontal conditions and associated factors among adults and the elderly: fin...
Lorenzo,Susana M.; Alvarez,Ramón; Andrade,Ernesto; Piccardo,Virginia; Francia,Alejandro; Massa,Fernando; Correa,Marcos Britto; Peres,Marco AurélioAbstract The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence of periodontal conditions in the Uruguayan adult and elderly population and its association with socioeconomic and behavioral characteristics. Data from adults (35-44, n = 358) and elderly (65-74, n = 411) who participated in the first National Oral Health Survey, Uruguay, 2011, were used. The survey included a household questionnaire addressing soci...
Association of perceived neighborhood problems and census tract income with poo...
Höfelmann,Doroteia Aparecida; Roux,Ana V. Diez; Antunes,José Leopoldo Ferreira; Peres,Marco AurélioAbstract Neighborhood problems constitute sources of chronic stress that may increase the risk of poor self-rated health. The associations of census tract level income and perceived neighborhood problems with self-rated health were examined in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State, Brazil (1,720 adults). Odds ratios (OR) and their 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) of poor self-rated health were estimated through m...
Contextual and individual indicators associated with the presence of teeth in a...
Barbato,Paulo Roberto; Peres,Marco Aurélio; Höfelmann,Doroteia Aparecida; Peres,Karen GlazerOBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to analyze whether socioeconomic conditions and the period of availability of fluoridated water are associated with the number of teeth present.METHODSThis cross-sectional study analyzed data from 1,720 adults between 20 and 59 years of age who resided in Florianópolis, SC, Southern Brazil, in 2009. The outcome investigated was the self-reported number of teeth present....
Gender differences in the association between tooth loss and obesity among olde...
Singh,Ankur; Peres,Marco Aurélio; Peres,Karen Glazer; Bernardo,Carla de Oliveira; Xavier,Andre; D’Orsi,EleonoraOBJECTIVE To analyze if differences according to gender exists in the association between tooth loss and obesity among older adults.METHODS We analyzed data on 1,704 older adults (60 years and over) from the baseline of a prospective cohort study conducted in Florianopolis, SC, Southern Brazil. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to assess the association between tooth loss and general and centra...
EpiFloripa Health Survey: the methodological and operational aspects behind the...
Boing,Alexandra Crispim; Peres,Karen Glazer; Boing,Antonio Fernando; Hallal,Pedro C; Silva,Nilza Nunes; Peres,Marco AurélioThe present study aims at describing the sampling plan, operational aspects and strategies used to optimize the field work of a cross-sectional, population-based study conducted in a southern capital of Brazil. For this purpose, the sample design, data collection instrument, selection of interviewers, pilot study, data collection, field logistics, quality control, consistency control, costs, and divulgation of ...