Table 1 Demographic, socioeconomic, multimorbidity, and health services characteristics of the study population by year. Brazil, 1998–2013
From: Trends in the use of health services and their relationship with multimorbidity in Brazil, 1998–2013
Variables | 1998 | 2003 | 2008 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 100,222,274 | N = 118,463,739 | N = 134,105,731 | N = 124,010,200 | |
% (95%CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | |
Sex | ||||
Male | 47.9 (47.7–48.2) | 47.7 (47.5–47.9) | 47.7 (47.5–47.9) | 47.1 (46.7–47.5) |
Female | 52.1 (51.8–52.3) | 52.3 (52.1–52.5) | 52.3 (52.1–52.5) | 52.9 (52.5–53.3) |
Age | ||||
18–29 | 32.5 (32.3–32.7) | 32.3 (32.1–32.5) | 29.7 (29.5–29.9) | 26.5 (26.1–26.9) |
30–39 | 23.4 (23.2–23.6) | 22.2 (22.0–22.3) | 21.2 (21.0–21.3) | 21.1 (20.8–21.5) |
40–49 | 18.3 (18.1–18.5) | 18.6 (18.4–18.7) | 19.1 (19.0–19.3) | 18.6 (18.2–18.9) |
50–59 | 12.0 (11.8–12.1) | 12.6 (12.4–12.7) | 14.1 (14.0–14.3) | 15.7 (15.4–16.0) |
60–69 | 8.0 (7.8–8.1) | 8.0 (7.9–8.1) | 8.8 (8.7–8.9) | 10.1 (10.0–10.4) |
> =70 | 5.9 (5.8–6.0) | 6.4 (6.3–6.5) | 7.1 (7.0–7.2) | 8.0 (7.7–8.2) |
Race/skin color | ||||
White | 56.4 (56.1–56.6) | 53.9 (53.7–54.1) | 50.0 (49.8–50.2) | 47.6 (47.2–47.9) |
Brown | 36.6 (36.4–36.8) | 39.0 (38.8–39.2) | 41.5 (41.3–41.7) | 42.0 (41.6–42.4) |
Black | 6.2 (6.1–6.3) | 6.4 (6.3–6.5) | 7.6 (7.4–7.7) | 9.2 (8.9–9.4) |
Yellow | 0.7 (0.6–0.7) | 0.5 (0.5–0.6) | 0.7 (0.6–0.7) | 0.9 (0.8–0.9) |
Indigenous | 0.2 (0.2–0.2) | 0.2 (0.2–0.2) | 0.3 (0.3–0.3) | 0.4 (0.4–0.5) |
Education | ||||
No schooling | 5.2 (5.1–5.3) | 5.1 (5.0–5.2) | 5.4 (5.3–5.5) | 13.7 (13.5–14.0) |
Incomplete elementary school | 52.2 (52.0–52.5) | 44.3 (44.1–44.5) | 36.2 (36.0–36.5) | 25.6 (25.3–26.0) |
Complete elementary school | 8.9 (8.7–9.0) | 8.7 (8.5–8.8) | 9.1 (9.0–9.2) | 9.8 (9.6–10.1) |
Incomplete high school | 7.8 (7.7–7.9) | 8.5 (8.4–8.6) | 8.1 (8.0–8.2) | 5.4 (5.3–5.6) |
Complete high school | 15.6 (15.4–15.8) | 20.3 (20.1–20.5) | 24.9 (24.7–25.1) | 27.5 (27.1–27.9) |
Incomplete university | 3.8 (3.7–3.9) | 5.5 (5.4–5.6) | 6.6 (6.5–6.7) | 5.2 (5.0–5.4) |
Completed university | 6.6 (6.5–6.7) | 7.6 (7.5–7.8) | 9.8 (9.7–10.0) | 12.1 (12.4–13.0) |
Health insurance | ||||
Yes | 26.6 (26.4–26.8) | 26.9 (26.7–27.1) | 28.1 (27.9–28.3) | 29.9 (29.5–30.2) |
No | 73.4 (73.2–73.6) | 73.1 72.9–73.3) | 71.9 (71.7–72.1) | 70.1 (69.8–70.5) |
Registered in FHT | ||||
Yes | – | – | 48.8 (48.6–48.9) | 61.1 (60.7–61.4) |
No | – | – | 51.3 (51.1–51.4) | 38.9 (38.6–39.3) |
Health self-assessment | ||||
Very good | 22.3 (22.1–22.5) | 20.6 (20.4–20.7) | 18.5 (18.3–18.7) | 12.6 (12.3–12.9) |
Good | 49.3 (49.1–49.6) | 51.8 (51.6–52.0) | 52.8 (52.6–53.0) | 56.1 (55.7–56.5) |
Regular | 23.1 (22.9–23.3) | 22.9 (22.7–23.1) | 23.6 (23.4–23.7) | 25.7 (25.4–26.1) |
Poor | 4.4 (4.3–4.5) | 3.9 (3.8–4.0) | 4.1 (4.0–4.2) | 4.6 (4.4–4.7) |
Very poor | 0.9 (0.8–0.9) | 0.8 (0.8–0.8) | 1.0 (1.0–1.1) | 1.0 (0.9–1.1) |
Limitation of usual activities | ||||
Yes | 7.2 (7.1–7.3) | 7.3 (7.2–7.4) | 8.9 (8.8–9.0) | 7.5 (7.3–7.8) |
No | 92.8 (92.7–92.9) | 92.7 (92.6–92.8) | 91.1 (91.0–91.2) | 92.5 (92.2–92.7) |
Multimorbidity | ||||
Yes | 21.5 (21.3–21.7) | 18.1 (18.0–18.3) | 18.5 (18.3–18.6) | 22.1 (21.6–22.7) |
No | 78.5 (78.3–78.7) | 81.9 (81.7–82.0) | 81.5 (81.4–81.7) | 77.9 (77.3–78.4) |
Search for health services | ||||
Yes | 13.2 (13.0–13.3) | 14.8 (14.7–15.0) | 14.1 (13.9–14.2) | 19.8 (19.3–20.4) |
No | 86.8 (86.7–87.0) | 85.2 (85.0–85.3) | 85.9 (85.8–86.1) | 80.2 (79.6–80.7) |
Medical appointment | ||||
Yes | 57.6 (57.3–57.8) | 64.6 (64.4–64.8) | 69.8 (69.7–70.0) | 78.6 (78.0–79.1) |
No | 42.4 (42.2–42.7) | 35.4 (35.2–35.6) | 30.2 (30.0–30.4) | 21.4 (20.9–22.0) |
Hospitalisations | ||||
Yes | 8.4 (8.3–8.6) | 8.1 (7.9–8.2) | 8.0 (7.9–8.1) | 7.9 (7.6–8.3) |
No | 91.6 (91.4–91.7) | 91.9 (91.8–92.1) | 92.0 (91.9–92.1) | 92.1 (91.7–92.4) |