@article{Aguilar Fernández_Carballo-Alfaro_2021, title={Factors associated with self-rated health in Costa Ricans: results for the CRELES retirement cohort}, volume={19}, url={https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/psm/article/view/44219}, DOI={10.15517/psm.v19i2.44219}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Introduction</strong>: Self-rated health has been considered a subjective measure of general health status. We aim was identified factors associated with self-rated health in the Costa Ricans adult population. <strong>Methods:</strong> a population cross-sectional study with a total of 992 men and 1570 women representing a new retirement cohort participating in the project Costa Rica: Longevity and Healthy Aging Study and referred to as CRELES-RC. Self-rated health was measured through a single question on the assessment of health status that considers five options: excellent, very good, good, fair and poor. Odds ratios (OR) were calculated to quantify the contribution of chronic diseases and other factors to poor self-rated health. <strong>Results</strong>: The logistic regression models determined that self-rated health is associated with the area of residence, educational level, perception of the economic situation, physical activity, emotional support and the presence of chronic disease. People with a chronic disease, except cancer, indicate poorer self-rated health. The strongest relationship was with arthritis, lung disease, and diabetes. <strong>Conclusions:</strong> the study allowed to identify that the area of residence, education, physical activity, emotional support and chronic illness could affect people’s health.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Población y Salud en Mesoamérica}, author={Aguilar Fernández, Eduardo and Carballo-Alfaro, Ana Maricela}, year={2021}, month={May} }