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. 2024 Feb 15;121(2):e20240079. [Article in Portuguese] doi: 10.36660/abc.20240079

Table 7-4. – Healthcare indicators of adults with arterial hypertension according to age group. National Health Survey, Brazil, 2019.

Indicator Age Group (years)
18-29 (A) 30-59 (B) ≥ 60 (C) Adjusted PR B/A 95%CI Adjusted PR (C/A) 95%CI
% 95%CI % 95%CI % 95%CI
Prescribed medication 68.4 61.6; 74.5 93.3 92.4; 94.1 98.8 98.4; 99.0 1.35 1.23; 1.49 1.43 1.30; 1.57
Use of medication in the previous two weeks 39.3 31.9; 47.2 81.9 80.6; 83.2 94.3 93.6; 94.9 2.05 1.69; 2.49 2.34 1.93; 2.85
At least one medication from the “Popular Pharmacy Program” 21.1 14.0; 30.6 45.7 43.3; 48.0 45.1 43.5; 46.7 2.16 1.46; 3.20 2.08 1.41; 3.08
Received medical care for hypertension within the last year 62.9 54.9; 70.3 71.1 69.5; 72.8 73.7 72.3; 75.0 1.11 0.98; 1.25 1.13 1.00; 1.27
Had the last physician appointment at UBS 47.1 38.6; 55.7 45.5 43.6; 47.4 46.0 44.3; 47.8 0.95 0.80; 1.14 0.92 0.76; 1.10
Had an appointment with the same physician as in the previous appointments 37.6 29.4; 46.6 49.6 47.6; 51.5 54.9 53.2; 56.7 1.29 1.02; 1.62 1.42 1.13; 1.79
Appointments with a specialist 64.2 48.3; 77.8 75.4 71.7; 78.8 83.4 80.6; 85.9 1.17 0.93; 1.47 1.31 1.04; 1.64
Referral for a specialist 35.8 28.0; 44.5 46.4 44.3; 48.5 52.1 50.4; 53.9 1.27 1.02; 1.58 1.47 1.18; 1.83
Hospitalization for hypertension or a complication 13.0 8.3; 19.9 14.1 12.9; 15.5 16.0 14.8; 17.2 1.02 0.65; 1.58 1.07 0.69; 1.68
Intense or very intense degree of limitation of daily living activities 2.9 1.2; 6.8 3.1 2.6; 3.8 2.9 2.5; 3.4 0.92 0.37; 2.26 0.70 0.29; 1.72

CI: Confidence Interval; PR: Prevalence Ratio; UBS: Basic Healthcare Unit. The reference category used was the ‘age group of 18-29 years’. Source: Malta et al. 261