Healthy lifestyles and self-rated health as good: an analysis of the PNS/2013

Abstract

Objective: Evaluating the influence of five lifestyles on health self-assessment as good in Brazil. Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study using data from the National Health Survey (PNS 2013) conducted in 2013, with a sample of 46,785 individuals. The main outcome was self-rated health as good and logistic regression was used to analyze healthy lifestyles associated with better self-rated health. Results: We found that smoking, drinking, physical activity and healthy eating are behaviors that are associated with self-rated health. People who have multiple healthy behaviors are more likely to positively evaluate their health. Conclusion: Awareness policies should be carried out to inform the population of the benefits of adopting a healthy lifestyle.