Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing
Associação entre sexo, grupos etários e cuidados com a saúde de pessoas idosas no Brasil
Objective: To analyze the association between sex, age groups, and health care among older adults in Brazil in the years 2013 and 2019. Method: A cross-sectional study using public data from the National Health Survey (PNS), which included 11,177 people aged 60 years or older in 2013 and 22,728 in 2019. The Chi-square test was used for the association analysis according to sex and age groups (60 to 69 years, 70 to 79 years, and 80 years or older). Results: Blood pressure and blood glucose monitoring, as well as med …