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    Doenças isquêmicas do coração: mortalidade em nativos e migrantes, São Paulo, 1979-1998
    (Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo, 2003-12-01) Marcopito, Luiz Francisco [UNIFESP]; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
    OBJECTIVE: The State of São Paulo has been a major center of attraction for foreign and Brazilian migrants since the 19th century. The pattern of mortality due to ischemic heart disease according to place of birth is, however, unknown. Thus, the objective of the study was to identify differences in mortality due to ischemic heart disease among residents of the State of São Paulo according to their place of birth. METHODS: Analytical time series study based on secondary data. Rates were not calculated due to lack of denominators. Instead, non-census indicators (proportional mortality and standardized mortality ratio weighted for years of potential life lost before the age of 100 years) and medians were utilized. Temporal trends were analyzed by means of simple linear regression. RESULTS: In the State of São Paulo, about 40% of deaths due to ischemic heart disease occurred among migrants. The trend was negative for foreigners and positive for Brazilian migrants. Those born in northeastern Brazil, who presented the highest percentage of deaths in hospitals, had the worst performance: their proportional mortality due to ischemic heart disease remained unchanged throughout the study period (while this clearly declined for all other groups) and they died at younger ages. CONCLUSIONS: Migrants' share of total deaths due to ischemic heart disease in the State of São Paulo is very high. While there is a declining trend for foreigners, it is growing among Brazilian migrants. Among the compared groups, mortality due to ischemic heart disease in the State of São Paulo is most prominent for those born in northeastern Brazil.
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    Fatores associados ao óbito por tuberculose na zona leste da cidade de São Paulo, 2001
    (Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia, 2007-06-01) Pelaquin, Monica Hid Haddad; Silva, Rebeca de Souza e [UNIFESP]; Ribeiro, Sandra Aparecida [UNIFESP]; Prefeitura do Município de São Paulo; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
    OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated with death from TB, evaluating TB cases reported for 2001 in the city of São Paulo (specifically in the neighborhoods of Cidade Tiradentes, Guaianazes, Itaquera and São Mateus) and comparing those evolving to death with those evolving to cure. METHODS: We investigated all deaths in which TB was given as the principal cause (n = 48), analyzing medical charts and conducting home visits to interview the caregiver(s). In parallel, we investigated 96 TB cases in which the patient had been discharged after a cure had been achieved. Patients with HIV were excluded from both groups. RESULTS: There were no differences between the two groups in terms of the clinical form of tuberculosis, laboratory test confirmation of the diagnosis and type of treatment. Death from TB was found to be associated, in a statistically significant manner, with being male, being over 50 years of age, having had less than 3 years of schooling, suffering from alcoholism and being unemployed. The logistic regression showed that the variables presenting the strongest associations with death from TB were suffering from alcoholism and being over 50, whereas being a new treatment and being employed were found to be protective. The combination of suffering from alcoholism, being unemployed and being over 50 increased the chance of evolving to death by 25 times (95%CI: 6.43-97.20). CONCLUSION: Ongoing education of health professionals, prompt epidemiological interventions and efficient patient referral systems could improve the indices related to this disease.