Medicine expenses and obesity in Brazil: an analysis based on the household budget survey

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Table 4 Average of medicine expenses, according to the presence of obese in households. Brazil, 2008–2009

Presence of obese in household^a,b	Monthly household medicine expenses per capita^c
Presence of obese in household^a,b	Public Sector (obtained in the SUS)	Private Sector (paid for out-of-pocket)	Total medicine expenses
No	2.77	14.80	17.57
Yes	4.01	16.39^*	20.40^*

^*p < 0.05
^aIncludes individuals of all age groups and excluding pregnant women
^bClassification according to recommendations by the World Health Organization for each age group: BMI above 30 kg/m², for adults and elderly, +3 z-scores, for children under 5 years, and +2 z-scores, for children and adolescents (5–19 years)
^cValues in dollars (US$)

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