Table 2. Number of medical consultations and patients’ characteristics according to each medical category in the study sample.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2015–2018.
| Medical category | Number of doctors–N (%) | Consultations–N (%) | SDI -mean (SD) | Patients’ age (%) | Patients according to sex–N (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 18 | > 18 & < 45 | > 45 | Women | men | ||||
| Generalists | 633 (75.6) | 1.629.235 (67.5) | 0.573 (0.03) | 21.3 | 31.8 | 46.9 | 1.067.212 (65.6) | 562.023 (34.4) |
| Family physicians | 204 (24.4) | 785.273 (32.5) | 0.585 (0.03) | 18.5 | 34.5 | 47.0 | 517.813 (65.9) | 267.460 (34.1) |