Table 1.
Description of the sample and multimorbidity frequency (Brazil 2013)
| Variables | n | % | Multimorbidity | |||
| ≥2 | ≥3 | |||||
| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 25 920 | 44.9 | 17.5 | 16.6 to 18.3 | 7.2 | 6.6 to 7.8 |
| Female | 34 282 | 55.1 | 26.1 | 25.2 to 27.0 | 12.6 | 12.0 to 13.3 |
| Age (in years) | ||||||
| 18 to 29 | 14 321 | 24.3 | 4.9 | 4.2 to 5.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 to 1.5 |
| 30 to 39 | 14 269 | 21.0 | 10.6 | 9.6 to 11.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 to 3.3 |
| 40 to 49 | 11 405 | 18.8 | 20.8 | 19.5 to 22.1 | 7.8 | 7.0 to 8.6 |
| 50 to 59 | 9030 | 16.8 | 32.9 | 31.2 to 34.6 | 15.5 | 14.3 to 16.8 |
| 60 to 69 | 6238 | 10.8 | 46.3 | 44.1 to 48.6 | 24.7 | 22.8 to 26.6 |
| 70 to 79 | 3441 | 5.7 | 52.2 | 49.2 to 55.2 | 30.9 | 28.0 to 33.9 |
| 80 or more | 1498 | 2.6 | 52.8 | 48.6 to 57.0 | 30.6 | 26.5 to 34.7 |
| Skin colour* | ||||||
| White | 24 106 | 47.8 | 24.3 | 23.3 to 25.4 | 11.6 | 10.8 to 12.3 |
| Black | 5631 | 9.2 | 22.2 | 20.2 to 24.2 | 10.3 | 8.9 to 11.6 |
| Brown | 29 512 | 41.7 | 19.8 | 18.9 to 20.6 | 8.6 | 8.1 to 9.2 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Without partner | 25 680 | 38.4 | 20.6 | 19.7 to 21.5 | 9.9 | 9.3 to 10.6 |
| With partner | 34 522 | 61.6 | 23.2 | 22.4 to 24.1 | 10.4 | 9.7 to 11.0 |
| Schooling (in years) | ||||||
| 0 | 9434 | 13.9 | 33.2 | 31.4 to 35.0 | 16.3 | 14.9 to 17.7 |
| 1–8 | 14 649 | 25.7 | 30.0 | 28.6 to 31.4 | 16.1 | 14.9 to 17.2 |
| 8–11 | 9215 | 15.3 | 17.9 | 16.5 to 19.3 | 7.5 | 6.5 to 8.4 |
| ≥12 | 26 904 | 45.2 | 15.8 | 15.0 to 16.7 | 5.9 | 5.4 to 6.5 |
| Wealth index (in quintiles) | ||||||
| 1° (high) | 10 153 | 22.3 | 22.0 | 20.5 to 23.6 | 9.3 | 8.3 to 10.4 |
| 2° | 11 531 | 22.4 | 22.3 | 21.0 to 23.6 | 10.5 | 9.5 to 11.5 |
| 3° | 11 621 | 19.5 | 23.1 | 21.8 to 24.4 | 10.6 | 9.7 to 11.5 |
| 4° | 14 380 | 21.0 | 22.2 | 20.9 to 23.5 | 10.6 | 9.7 to 11.6 |
| 5° (low) | 12 517 | 14.7 | 21.3 | 19.9 to 22.7 | 9.9 | 8.9 to 10.9 |
| Private health plan | ||||||
| No | 43 834 | 69.4 | 21.1 | 20.3 to 21.9 | 9.8 | 9.3 to 10.4 |
| Yes | 16 368 | 30.6 | 24.8 | 23.5 to 26.1 | 11.0 | 10.1 to 12.0 |
| Geographical area | ||||||
| Urban | 49 245 | 86.5 | 22.8 | 22.0 to 23.5 | 10.5 | 10.0 to 11.1 |
| Rural | 10 957 | 13.5 | 18.6 | 17.2 to 20.0 | 8.0 | 7.1 to 8.8 |
| State-level education | ||||||
| High | 22 382 | 37.2 | 24.7 | 23.7 to 25.7 | 11.7 | 10.9 to 12.4 |
| Middle | 19 515 | 32.4 | 20.1 | 18.6 to 21.7 | 9.3 | 8.3 to 10.4 |
| Low | 18 305 | 30.4 | 19.0 | 18.0 to 20.1 | 8.0 | 7.3 to 8.6 |
| State-level income | ||||||
| High | 21 683 | 36.0 | 24.6 | 23.6 to 25.7 | 11.6 | 10.8 to 12.3 |
| Middle | 18 087 | 30.0 | 21.8 | 20.2 to 23.3 | 10.5 | 9.5 to 11.6 |
| Low | 20 432 | 33.9 | 18.2 | 17.2 to 19.2 | 7.5 | 6.9 to 8.1 |
| Total | 60 202 | 100.0 | 22.2 | 21.5 to 22.9 | 10.2 | 9.7 to 10.7 |