Do self-reported data accurately measure health inequalities in risk factors for cardiovascular disease?

Irina Kislaya (), Julian Perelman, Hanna Tolonen and Baltazar Nunes
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Irina Kislaya: Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, IP
Julian Perelman: Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
Hanna Tolonen: National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Baltazar Nunes: Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, IP

International Journal of Public Health, 2019, vol. 64, issue 5, No 11, 729 pages

Abstract: Abstract Objectives This study aimed to compare the magnitude of educational inequalities in self-reported and examination-based hypertension and hypercholesterolemia and to assess the impact of self-reported measurement error on health inequality indicators. Methods We used the Portuguese National Health Examination Survey data (n = 4911). The slope index of inequality (SII) and the relative index of inequality (RII) were used to determine the magnitude of absolute and relative education-related inequalities. Results Among the 25–49-year-old (yo) men, absolute and relative inequalities were smaller for self-reported than for examination-based hypertension (SIIeb = 0.18 vs. SIIsr = − 0.001, p

Keywords: Health examination survey; Health inequalities; Hypercholesterolemia; Hypertension; Self-report (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-019-01232-1

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