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. 2016 Dec 1;50(Suppl 2):9s. doi: 10.1590/S1518-8787.2016050006145

Table 2. Prevalence of older adults that utilize chronic-use medicines (CM) for at least one of the eight chronic diseases, according to sociodemographic and health variables. PNAUM, Brazil, 2014a.

Independent variable Number of chronic–use medicines

zero 1 2 3 a 4 ≥ 5





% (95%CI) % (95%CI) % (95%CI) % (95%CI) % (95%CI)
Gender          
Male 9.0 (7.2–11.3) 25.0 (22.8–27.3) 25.8 (23.5–28.3) 24.6 (22.4–27.0) 15.6 (13.8–17.5)
Female 5.2 (4.3–6.3) 21.6 (19.5–23.8) 21.6 (19.8–23.5) 31.5 (29.3–33.8) 20.1 (18.4–21.9)
Age (years)          
60-69 8.0 (6.7–9.5) 25.0 (22.7–27.4) 24.1 (22.0–26.5) 27.1 (25.2–29.1) 15.8 (14.0–17.7)
70-79 5.3 (3.8–7.3) 20.9 (18.8–23.1) 21.9 (19.6–24.4) 30.4 (27.7–33.2) 21.5 (19.2–24.0)
≥ 80 5.7 (3.5–9.2) 20.9 (18.0–24.1) 23.0 (19.7–26.7) 30.9 (27.0–35.2) 19.5 (16.3–23.1)
Marital status          
Partner 7.1 (5.9–8.6) 23.6 (21.9–25.5) 24.1 (22.2–26.0) 27.5 (25.6–29.4) 17.7 (16.0–19.5)
No partner 6.2 (4.9–7.7) 22.0 (19.9–24.2) 22.1 (19.9–24.4) 30.6 (28.1–33.3) 19.2 (17.3–21.3)
ABEPb          
A/B 6.3 (4.6–8.6) 23.9 (21.0–27.1) 20.7 (18.2–23.4) 28.7 (25.5–32.3) 20.4 (17.5–23.6)
C 6.4 (5.3–7.7) 22.5 (20.5–24.5) 23.3 (21.3–25.4) 29.3 (27.0–31.7) 18.5 (16.8–20.3)
D/E 7.7 (5.5–10.7) 23.2 (20.5–26.0) 25.3 (22.3–28.5) 27.7 (24.9–30.7) 16.2 (13.7–19.0)
Level of educations (in years)          
0 8.1 (6.1–10.9) 22.1 (18.9–25.7) 23.0 (20.1–26.3) 28.8 (25.2–32.7) 18.0 (14.6–21.9)
1-8 6.6 (5.3–8.1) 23.8 (21.7–26.1) 23.9 (21.5–26.4) 28.0 (25.6–30.5) 17.7 (15.7–19.9)
≥ 8 6.2 (4.9–7.8) 22.4 (20.1–24.9) 22.5 (20.5–24.7) 29.7 (27.2–32.3) 19.2 (17.2–21.3)
Brazilian region          
North 10.3 (8.2–12.9) 46.2 (41.7–50.8) 22.6 (20.2–25.3) 17.6 (15.1–20.5) 3.2 (2.3–4.5)
Northeast 10.2 (8.5–12.3) 24.2 (22.2–26.4) 25.7 (23.4–28.2) 24.9 (22.2–27.7) 14.9 (12.8–17.3)
Southeast 5.7 (4.2–7.6) 21.2 (18.7–23.9) 23.0 (20.5–25.8) 31.1 (28.3–34.0) 19.0 (17.0–21.3)
South 4.4 (3.2–6.1) 20.4 (17.7–23.3) 20.8 (18.4–23.4) 29.4 (26.7–32.2) 25.1 (21.8–28.7)
Midwest 6.3 (4.8–8.3) 23.0 (20.3–26.0) 22.2 (19.3–25.5) 29.7 (26.8–32.8) 18.7 (15.8–22.0)
BMI          
Low 7.5 (5.3–10.4) 27.5 (24.5–30.7) 22.3 (19.5–25.4) 28.3 (25.2–31.6) 14.5 (11.9–17.6)
Normal 7.2 (5.7–9.1) 22.5 (20.6–24.6) 24.3 (22.3–26.5) 28.1 (26.1–30.2) 17.8 (16.1–19.8)
Overweight 4.9 (3.3–7.4) 23.1 (18.5–28.6) 23.8 (20.0–28.0) 29.5 (25.2–34.3) 18.7 (14.9–23.1)
Obese 3.5 (2.2–5.5) 16.1 (13.1–19.6) 22.4 (19.2–26.1) 32.5 (28.4–36.9) 25.4 (21.9–29.3)
Current smoker          
Yes 9.5 (6.9–12.9) 27.4 (23.0–32.3) 21.2 (17.4–25.7) 29.2 (24.4–34.6) 12.7 (9.5–16.7)
No 6.5 (5.5–7.7) 22.7 (21.0–24.5) 23.6 (21.9–25.4) 28.7 (26.8–30.6) 18.5 (17.1–20.1)
Self-perceived health          
Very good or good 8.2 (6.6–10.1) 28.5 (26.5–30.6) 25.4 (23.3–27.6) 26.3 (24.2–28.6) 11.6 (10.1–13.3)
Average 5.2 (4.2–6.4) 18.9 (16.6–21.4) 22.0 (20.0–24.1) 31.6 (29.2–34.0) 22.4 (20.3–24.7)
Poor or very poor 5.2 (3.6–7.5) 11.2 (8.4–14.7) 16.6 (13.4–20.4) 30.2 (25.7–35.0) 36.8 (31.5–42.5)
Health insurance          
Yes 5.1 (3.6–7.4) 21.3 (18.9–23.8) 21.4 (18.7–24.4) 30.0 (26.8–33.4) 22.2 (22.0–25.1)
No 7.3 (6.2–8.6) 23.6 (21.8–25.4) 23.9 (22.2–25.7) 28.4 (26.6–30.3) 16.8 (15.3–18.4)
Hospitalization          
Yes 4.0 (2.7–5.8) 13.5 (10.6–17.1) 20.0 (16.5–24.0) 30.2 (26.1–34.7) 32.3 (27.7–37.3)
No 7.1 (6.0–8.3) 24.2 (22.5–26.0) 23.6 (22.0–25.3) 28.8 (27.1–30.6) 16.3 (15.0–17.8)
High blood pressure          
Yes 21.1 (17.6–25.0) 29.2 (26.1–32.5) 22.2 (19.2–25.6) 19.0 (16.1–22.3) 8.5 (6.7–10.9)
No 2.9 (2.4–3.6) 21.3 (19.7–22.9) 23.4 (21.7–25.2) 31.4 (29.6–33.4) 20.9 (19.3–22.6)
Diabetes mellitus          
Yes 7.8 (6.6–9.0) 28.0 (26.2–29.9) 25.0 (23.3–26.9) 26.8 (24.9–28.9) 12.4 (11.1–13.7)
No 3.5 (2.4–5.2) 8.2 (6.7–10.0) 17.8 (15.3–20.7) 34.8 (31.8–38.0) 35.6 (32.7–38.6)
Heart disease          
Yes 7.5 (6.4–8.7) 26.7 (24.9–28.6) 25.4 (23.6–27.3) 28.1 (26.2–30.0) 12.3 (11.0–13.7)
No 3.4 (2.1–5.4) 7.8 (6.0–9.9) 14.2 (11.9–16.9) 32.1 (29.0–35.5) 42.4 (38.6–46.3)
High blood cholesterol          
Yes 7.3 (6.2–8.7) 28.3 (26.6–30.2) 26.4 (24.5–28.4) 25.5 (23.7–27.4) 12.4 (11.1–13.8)
No 5.2 (3.9–6.9) 10.8 (9.0–12.9) 16.0 (13.7–18.6) 36.3 (33.5–39.3) 31.7 (28.8–34.7)
Stroke          
Yes 6.7 (5.7–7.9) 23.9 (22.3–25.5) 23.8 (22.2–25.4) 28.5 (26.7–30.3) 17.2 (15.9–18.6)
No 6.0 (4.0–8.9) 10.7 (7.6–14.8) 16.0 (12.4–20.4) 33.7 (28.4–39.5) 33.6 (27.9–39.9)
Lung disease          
Yes 6.5 (5.6–7.7) 23.6 (22.0–25.3) 23.6 (22.1–25.3) 28.9 (27.1–30.6) 17.4 (16.0–18.8)
No 8.4 (3.8–17.6) 12.4 (8.9–17.0) 16.4 (12.4–21.3) 29.4 (23.7–35.9) 33.4 (26.6–41.0)
Rheumatism          
Yes 6.3 (5.2–7.6) 25.9 (24.0–27.8) 25.1 (23.3–27.0) 27.8 (26.0–29.7) 14.9 (13.6–16.4)
No 8.0 (6.3–10.0) 12.5 (10.3–15.3) 16.5 (14.2–19.0) 32.7 (29.8–35.7) 30.4 (27.2–33.7)
Depression          
Yes 7.1 (6.1–8.3) 24.9 (23.1–26.7) 24.4 (22.8–26.0) 27.9 (26.1–29.7) 15.8 (14.4–17.3)
No 3.5 (2.0–6.2) 9.5 (7.3–12.4) 15.1 (11.8–19.1) 35.9 (31.6–40.4) 36.0 (31.0–41.2)

Total 6.7 (5.7–7.8) 22.9 (21.4–24.5) 23.2 (21.6–24.8) 28.9 (27.2–30.6) 18.4 (17.0–19.8)

ABEP: Associação Brasileira de Empresas de Pesquisa (Brazilian Association of Survey Companies); BMI: Body Mass Index

a The percentages and confidence intervals were calculated based on the expanded sample – adjusted by sampling weights and post-stratification by age and gender.

b 2013 Critério Classificação Econômica Brasil (Brazilian Economic Classification Criterion) of ABEP.