Factors associated with the use of antihypertensives among seniors.

Objective: Analyze the use of antihypertensives among seniors and the association with socioeconomic and behavioral characteristics.

Methods: In this seriate cross-sectional study, we used data from the Saúde, Bem Estar e Envelhecimento study (SABE - Health, Well-being, and Aging), conducted in 2000, 2006, and 2010 in the city of São Paulo. Association between the use of antihypertensives and the demographic, behavioral, and socioeconomic characteristics and risk factors was analyzed by using multilevel logistic regression models.

Factors associated with malocclusion in youth in a municipality of Northeastern Brazil.

The aim of the study was to identify factors associated with severe malocclusion in young people in Sobral, Ceará, Northeastern Brazil. This is cross-sectional study nested in a cohort study with a sample of 569 young people aged from 17 - 21 years who participated in the survey on oral health. The rate of categorized dental aesthetics of Dental Aesthetic Index < 31 and Dental Aesthetic Index ≥ 31 was used.

Oral health in the agenda of priorities in public health.

This study describes the scientific production on oral health diffused in Revista de Saúde Pública, in the 50 years of its publication. A narrative review study was carried out using PubMed, as it is the search database that indexes all issues of the journal. From 1967 to 2015, 162 manuscripts specifically focused on oral health themes were published.

A dictionary in the dynamics of epidemiology.

This text synthesizes the impact of the book "A Dictionary of Epidemiology " in its two most recent editions (2008 and 2014). We related the reviews, discussions, and comments on the book in the specialized literature, as well as interventions of Miquel Porta, the editor of the publication, in the debate. We emphasized the importance of the dictionary in the dynamics of epidemiology as a source of bonding and debate for the professional environment, both before and after its publication.

Factors associated with adherence to influenza vaccination among non-institutionalized elderly in São Paulo, Brazil.

The objectives of this study were to estimate influenza vaccination coverage in the elderly and identify factors associated with vaccination uptake. A cross-sectional population-based study was conducted with data collected in 2006 by the Health, Well-Being, and Aging study. The sample consisted of 1,399 elderly in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.

Association of perceived neighborhood problems and census tract income with poor self-rated health in adults: a multilevel approach.

Neighborhood problems constitute sources of chronic stress that may increase the risk of poor self-rated health. The associations of census tract level income and perceived neighborhood problems with self-rated health were examined in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State, Brazil (1,720 adults). Odds ratios (OR) and their 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) of poor self-rated health were estimated through multilevel models.

Editorial challenges of the Revista de Saúde Pública.

The editors of the Revista de Saúde Pública describe the journal's editorial profile and discuss the challenges of scientific publication in the area. A historical overview of almost 50 years of the journal is reported, with the temporal projection of their bibliometric indicators. Qualitative and quantitative parameters of its editorial profile and indexes are also reported.

Factors associated to vaccination against influenza among elderly in a large Brazilian metropolis.

Background: This study aimed to estimate coverage and identify factors associated to vaccination against influenza in the elderly population.

Methods: The study design was cross-sectional and population based. Data was collected in 2010 by the Health, Well-Being and Aging Study.

The influence of normative and subjective oral health status on schoolchildren's happiness.

Background: Traditional methods to measure oral health based on clinical standards are limited because they do not consider psychosocial and functional aspects of oral health. It has been recommended that these measures need to be supplemented by data obtained from patients regarding their individual perceptions on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). Happiness is a multidimensional construct comprising both emotional and cognitive domains, and has been defined as "the degree to which an individual judges the overall quality of his or her life as a whole favorably".

Risk factors for head and neck cancer in young adults: a pooled analysis in the INHANCE consortium.

Background: Increasing incidence of head and neck cancer (HNC) in young adults has been reported. We aimed to compare the role of major risk factors and family history of cancer in HNC in young adults and older patients.

Methods: We pooled data from 25 case-control studies and conducted separate analyses for adults ≤ 45 years old ('young adults', 2010 cases and 4042 controls) and >45 years old ('older adults', 17700 cases and 22 704 controls).

Income-related inequalities in inadequate dentition over time in Australia, Brazil and USA adults.

Objective: To assess changes over time of the absolute and relative household income-related inequalities in inadequate dentition (ID) among Australians, Brazilians and USA adults.

Methods: This study used nationwide oral health survey data from Australia (n = 1200 in 1999; n = 2729 in 2005), Brazil (n = 13 431 in 2003; n = 9779 in 2010) and USA (n = 2542 in 1999; n = 1596 in 2005). Absolute income inequalities were calculated using Absolute Concentration Index (ACI) and Slope Index of Inequality (SII), while relative inequalities were calculated using Relative Concentration Index (RCI) and Relative Index of Inequality (RII).

Factors associated with deterioration of self-rated chewing ability among adults aged 60 years and older over a 6-year period.

Aim: To assess factors associated with the deterioration of self-rated chewing ability among adults aged 60 years and older over a 6-year period.

Methods: We carried out a case-control study nested in a cohort involving 890 individuals living in the city of Sao Paulo from 2000 to 2006. The outcome was the reduction of self-rated chewing ability.

Social determinants of health and dental caries in Brazil: a systematic review of the literature between 1999 and 2010.

Objective: To review epidemiological studies conducted in Brazil that investigated the distribution of dental caries according to socioeconomic status and demographic characteristics.

Methods: The systematic review included articles published between 1999 and 2010 available in six bibliographic sources, without any other restriction. We analyzed the bibliometric and methodological characteristics of the studies, and the direction and statistical significance of associations tested.

Prolonged pacifier use during infancy and smoking initiation in adolescence: evidence from a historical cohort study.

Aim: To investigate the association between prolonged pacifier use during childhood and smoking in adolescence and early adulthood.

Methods: A historical cohort study including patients from a dental private office was designed. Dental records were used, which contained complete data about sucking habits from 314 children (2-10 years of age) who had attended a private dental office from 1988 to 1994 in Ibiá, Brazil.

Are recurrent denture-related sores associated with the risk of oral cancer? A case control study.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the hypothesis that recurrent denture-related sores association may be associated with the risk of oral cancer.

Methods: We conducted a hospital-based case-control study comprising 71 new cases of oral cancer in two hospitals in São Paulo, Brazil, and 240 controls without cancer, recruited from outpatient units of the same hospitals. All cases had histologically confirmed squamous cell carcinoma in anatomic sites of the mouth that may be specifically consi-dered at risk of sores by ill-fitting dentures.

Assessing individual and neighborhood social factors in child oral health-related quality of life: a multilevel analysis.

Purpose: It has been suggested that subjective measures of oral health are influenced by both individual and contextual characteristics. This study assessed the relationship between neighborhood and individual social networks and child oral health-related quality of life (COHRQoL).

Methods: This study followed a cross-sectional design using a multistage sample of 478 children aged 1-5 years old.

[Dental fluorosis in children from São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil, 1998-2010].

Objective: To assess the trend of dental fluorosis prevalence in 12-year-old children, in the context of exposure to multiple sources of fluoride.

Methods: An analysis was carried out of the trends in prevalence of dental fluorosis in the city of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil, between 1998 and 2010. The rates of prevalence were calculated for different years (1998, 2002, 2008 and 2010) using secondary data obtained from epidemiological surveys of representative samples of 12-year-old children.

[Inequalities in untreated dental caries prevalence in preschool children in Brazil].

Objective: To evaluate the influence of social inequalities of individual and contextual nature on untreated dental caries in Brazilian children.

Methods: The data on the prevalence of dental caries were obtained from the Brazilian Oral Health Survey (SBBrasil 2010) Project, an epidemiological survey of oral health with a representative sample for the country and each of the geographical micro-regions. Children aged five (n = 7,217) in 177 municipalities were examined and their parents/guardians completed a questionnaire.

[Factors associated with the use of dental services by elderly Brazilians].

Objective: To assess the association between recent use of dental services, socioeconomic factors and oral health measures among elderly Brazilians.

Methods: The sample consisted of elderly individuals aged 65 to 74, who participated in the Brazilian Oral Health Survey in 2010 (Brazil SB-2010). The dependent variable was "recent use of dental services" (last dental visit ≤ 2 years).

[Tooth loss in Brazil: analysis of the 2010 Brazilian Oral Health Survey].

Objective: To estimate the mean number of missing teeth, lack of functional dentition and total tooth loss (edentulism) among adolescents, adults and the elderly in Brazil, comparing the results with those of 2003.

Methods: Data from 5,445 adolescents aged 15-19, 9,779 adults aged 35-44 and 7,619 elderly individuals aged 65-74, participants in the Brazilian Oral Health Survey (SBBrasil) 2010, were analyzed. The mean missing teeth, proportion of lack of functional dentition (< 21 natural teeth) and proportion of edentulism (total tooth loss) were estimated for each age group, each state Capital and each macro region.

[Dental health in Brazilian adults between 1986 and 2010].

Objective: To identify trends in the pattern of dental caries in Brazilian adults.

Methods: Data from epidemiological surveys carried out by the Brazilian Ministry of Health in 1986, 2003 and 2010 were used. Dental caries experience, using the DMFT index (decayed, missing and filled teeth) and dental health, expressed by the FS-T index (filled and sound teeth) related to functional teeth, were compared using random samples of 35 to 44 year old residents of each region of Brazil.

[Root caries prevalence and severity in Brazilian adults and older people].

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of root caries in Brazilian adults and elderly.

Methods: We assessed data from the Brazilian Oral Health Survey (SBBrasil 2010). Dental examinations were performed on 9,564 adults and 7,509 elderly individuals in households in the 26 state capitals, the Federal District and 150 provincial towns.

[Individual and contextual determinants of dental caries in Brazilian 12-year-olds in 2010].

Objective: To estimate the prevalence and severity of dental caries in Brazilian children and the association with individual and contextual factors.

Methods: Data were taken from the Brazilian Oral Health Survey (SBBrasil 2010) a sample of 7,247 12-year-olds. The data were collected using clinical examinations and interviews.