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Table 3 Concentration Index (CIX) and Slope Index of Inequality (SII) of health service use variables according to income following COVID-19 in adults and elderly people in the city of Rio Grande. Rio Grande do Sul. Brazil. 2021 (n = 2.919)

From: Socioeconomic inequities in specialized health services use following COVID-19 in individuals from Southern Brazil

Year

Concentration Index (CIX)

95%CI

Slope Index of Inequality (SII)

95%CI

 Specialists doctors b

6.42

2.28; 10.5

8.76

3.53; 13.9

Specialized servicesc

4.21

0.48; 7.94

6.25

0.56; 11.9

Pulmonologist

13.6

6.03; 21.2

5.34

1.78; 8.89

Cardiologist

11.1

5.92; 16.3

9.46

4.95; 13.9

Neurologist

-1.79

-13.7;10.1

85.62

22.24; 149.00

Psychiatrist

-6.13

-16.1; 3.87

-2.25

-4.82; 0.31

Physiotherapist

9.93

-1.85; 21.7

2.36

-0.14; 4.87

Psychologist

-11.8

-20.30; -3.40

-4.28

-7.72; -0.83

Speech therapist

-1.26

-3.00;2.8

-0.13

-1.24;0.97

  1. b Pulmonologist, cardiologist, psychiatrist
  2. c Neurologist, pulmonologist, cardiologist, psychiatrist, psychologist, physiotherapist, speech therapist