Key result
Older age is linked to ~6-point lower perceived stress compared to young women.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to evaluate perceived stress among women in Vitória, Espírito Santo, and determine its association with socioeconomic, behavioral, and clinical characteristics.
What is the association between socioeconomic, behavioral, and clinical characteristics and perceived stress among women?
Cross-Sectional (n=1,086)
What is the association between socioeconomic, behavioral, and clinical characteristics and perceived stress among women?
Socioeconomic, behavioral, and clinical factors such as lower income, younger age, and multimorbidity are significantly associated with higher perceived stress among women.
Should not yet change practice; leaves open whether age and income drive longitudinal stress trajectories in women.
OBJECTIVE: To verify the perception of stress among women living in Vitória, Espírito Santo, and its association with socioeconomic, behavioral and clinical characteristics. METHODS: Cross-sectional, population-based study with 1,086 women aged 18 or over, living in Vitória, Espírito Santo. Perceived stress levels were assessed using the Perceived Stress Scale tool and descriptive and multivariate analyses were performed using simple and multiple linear regression. Stata, version 17.0, was used. RESULTS: The average perception of stress among women living in Vitória was 16.4 with standard deviation of 7.5. Women aged 60 or over presented, on average, 6.0 points less stress perception compared to younger women (18 to 24 years old). The group belonging to the first quartile of family income presented, on average, 1.4 point more stress, and those receiving government financial assistance showed 1.9 more point of stress. Women without religion had, on average, 1.2 more point of stress. Higher stress levels were found among those who did not practice physical activity, smokers and those with multimorbidity (p-value>0.050). CONCLUSION: There is a significant association between the perception of stress and socioeconomic, behavioral and clinical characteristics among women in Vitória.
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Silva et al. (2025) conducted a cross-sectional in Stress (n=1,086). Socioeconomic, behavioral and clinical characteristics was evaluated on Perceived stress levels assessed using the Perceived Stress Scale. Older age (≥60 years) was associated with a 6.0-point lower perceived stress score compared to women aged 18-24, while lower income, lack of religion, and physical inactivity increased stress.
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