Relationship between social capital indicators and lifestyle in Brazilian adults.
Cad Saude Publica
; 31(8): 1636-47, 2015 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-26375643
ABSTRACT
The present study examined the relationship between indicators of social capital and health-related behaviors. A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 1,062 participants representative of the population aged 40 years or older from a city in Southern Brazil. The following indicators of social capital were examined number of friends, number of people they could borrow money from when in need; extent of trust in community members; number of times members of the community help each other; community safety; and extent of membership in community activities. Also, an overall score of social capital including all indicators was calculated. A poor social capital was associated with insufficient leisure-time physical activity (OR = 1.70; 95%CI 1.07-2.70), low consumption of fruits and vegetables (OR = 1.53; 95%CI 1.05-2.24), and smoking (OR = 1.97; 95%CI 1.21-3.21). No clear association was found between capital social and binge drinking. A score of social capital showed an inverse relationship with the number of prevalent risk behaviors (p < 0.001). These results reinforce that policies to promote health should consider social capital.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Asunto principal:
Apoyo Social
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Capital Social
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Estilo de Vida
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cad Saude Publica
Asunto de la revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil