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Table 4 Concentration Index (CIX) and Slope Index of Inequality (SII) of health service use variables according to health insurance 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

Ano

Concentration Index (CIX)

95%CI

Slope Index of Inequality (SII)

95%CI

Medical specialists servicesb

15.2

11.2;19.3

24.6

18.7; 30.5

Specialized servicesc

11.8

8.2;15.7

25.5

19.4; 31.8

Pulmonologist

17.6

10.7; 24.5

12.8

8.4; 17.3

Cardiologist

13.8

8.7;18.9

16.6

11.3;21.9

Neurologist

10.5

-0.69;21.8

2.4

-3.6;5.1

Psychiatrist

4.8

-5.0; 14.6

2.1

-0.8;5.1

Physiotherapist

17.1

6.5; 27.7

4.5

1.4;7.6

Psychologist

1.8

-6.5; 10.1

1.6

-0.2;5.1

Speech therapist

0.5

-22.9;23.9

0.42

-0.79;1.62

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