Table 7-4. – Healthcare indicators of adults with arterial hypertension according to age group. National Health Survey, Brazil, 2019.
Indicator | Age Group (years) | |||||||||
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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