%0 Journal Article
%T La salud y sus determinantes en la poblaci¨®n inmigrante de la Comunidad de Madrid
%A Perreten
%A Nicole Aerny
%A Guti¨¦rrez
%A Milagros Ramasco
%A Mace¨ªn
%A Jos¨¦ Luis Cruz
%A Rieiro
%A Cristina Rodr¨ªguez
%A Gonz¨¢lez
%A Sonsoles Garabato
%A Laso
%A ¨¢ngel Rodr¨ªguez
%J Gaceta Sanitaria
%D 2010
%I Ediciones Doyma, S.L.
%R 10.1590/S0213-91112010000200009
%X objectives: to describe health status and its determinants in immigrants living in the region of madrid and to compare these factors with those in the native-born population. material and methods: we performed a descriptive, cross-sectional study based on data from the madrid regional health survey 2007 (n=12,190). subjects were classified as native-born or immigrants born in medium-to-low-income countries and with less or more than 5 years of residence in spain. the results were adjusted for age. proportions and means were compared through the ji square test and linear regression. results: compared with native-born residents, immigrants were younger, carried out mainly precarious manual jobs that did not match their educational level and had a lower income and less space in their dwellings. both immigrant men and women smoked and drank less, but women showed a higher prevalence of overweight (10% more) and physical inactivity. adherence to smear test and blood pressure screening was up to a 16% lower. attendance at primary care and emergency facilities was less frequent in men and women with less residence time than in those with longer residence in spain. self-perceived health and mental health were worse in women with 5 or more years of residence. chronic diseases were similar in both populations but were less prevalent in immigrants. conclusions: immigrants' health status is not as unfavorable as could be expected from the higher prevalence of harmful determinants of health.
%K immigrants
%K health surveys
%K health status disparities.
%U http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0213-91112010000200009&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en