From: Multimorbidity in older adults: magnitude and challenges for the Brazilian health system
Variables | Sample | Multimorbidity | ||||
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n | % | ≥2 % (95 % CI) | No. of cases in target population | ≥3 % (95 % CI) | No. of cases in target population | |
Sex | ||||||
 Male | 593 | 37.2 | 67.3 (63.4; 71.3) | 3795 | 45.9 (41.7; 50.1) | 2589 |
 Female | 1000 | 62.8 | 82.1 (80.0; 84.6) | 7816 | 65.3 (62.3; 68.4) | 6217 |
Skin color | ||||||
 White | 1252 | 78.6 | 74.7 (72.2; 77.2) | 8901 | 55.1 (52.2; 57.9) | 6566 |
 Black | 139 | 8.7 | 79.8 (72.7; 86.9) | 1052 | 68.5 (60.3; 76.8) | 903 |
 Brown/yellow/indigenous | 202 | 12.7 | 86.2 (81.3; 91.2) | 1660 | 70.4 (63.8; 76.9) | 1355 |
Age | ||||||
 60–64 | 400 | 25.1 | 72.4 (68.0; 77.0) | 2755 | 52.0 (46.9; 57.0) | 1979 |
 65–69 | 374 | 23.5 | 72.1 (67.5; 76.8) | 2569 | 55.4 (50.3; 60.6) | 1974 |
 70–74 | 322 | 20.2 | 77.7 (73.0; 82.5) | 2379 | 57.8 (52.2; 63.4) | 1770 |
  ≥ 75 | 497 | 31.2 | 83.3 (79.8; 86.8) | 3940 | 66.1 (61.6; 70.5) | 3126 |
Years of schooling | ||||||
 None | 372 | 23.7 | 87.1 (83.5; 90,7) | 3129 | 72.1 (67.4; 76.9) | 2590 |
 1–7 | 858 | 54.5 | 76.9 (74.0; 79.9) | 6354 | 57.3 (53.8; 60.7) | 4734 |
  ≥ 8 | 342 | 21.8 | 64.8 (59.5; 70.0) | 2142 | 45.3 (39.8; 50.8) | 1497 |
Economic class (ABEP) | ||||||
 A and B (richer) | 429 | 27.1 | 69.1 (64.6; 73.7) | 2839 | 51.3 (46.3; 56.2) | 2108 |
 C | 615 | 38.9 | 75.1 (71.6; 78.7) | 4429 | 55.7 (51.6; 59.8) | 3285 |
 D and E | 537 | 34.0 | 84.0 (80.8; 87.2) | 4330 | 66.1 (62.0; 70.3) | 3407 |
Bedridden | ||||||
 No | 1445 | 90.7 | 80.3 (78.1; 82.4) | 11041 | 61.9 (59.4; 64.5) | 8511 |
 Yes | 148 | 9.3 | 92.7 (88.1; 97.3) | 1307 | 86.2 (80.1; 92.3) | 1215 |
Private health plan | ||||||
 No | 1025 | 64.6 | 82.8 (80.4; 85.2) | 8109 | 65.6 (62.6; 68.7) | 6424 |
 Yes | 561 | 35.4 | 78.8 (75.3; 82.2) | 4229 | 61.3 (57.1; 65.4) | 3290 |
Medical visit | ||||||
 No | 723 | 45.4 | 73.2 (69.8; 76.6) | 5038 | 54.1 (50.3; 57.9) | 3724 |
 Yes | 868 | 54.6 | 87.9 (85.7; 90.2) | 7276 | 72.1 (69.0; 75.2) | 5968 |
Emergency services visit | ||||||
 No | 1387 | 87.2 | 79.4 (77.2; 81.6) | 10496 | 61.4 (58.8; 64.1) | 8117 |
 Yes | 204 | 12.8 | 95.1 (92.0; 98.2) | 1845 | 82.1 (76.5; 87.6) | 1593 |
Hospitalization | ||||||
 No | 1310 | 82.3 | 79.9 (77.6; 82.1) | 9969 | 61.3 (58.6; 64.1) | 7648 |
 Yes | 282 | 17.7 | 88.2 (84.3; 92.2) | 2367 | 76.5 (71.2; 81.7) | 2053 |
Primary Health Care | ||||||
 Traditional | 741 | 46.5 | 77.9 (74.8; 81.1) | 5491 | 59.7 (56.0; 63.4) | 4208 |
 FHS | 852 | 53.5 | 84.2 (81.6; 86.7) | 6829 | 67.6 (64.3; 70.8) | 5483 |
 Total | 1593 | 100.0 | 81.3 (79.3; 83.3) | 12325 | 64.0 (61.5; 66.4) | 9702 |