Table 1.
Characteristics and prevalence of chronic musculoskeletal conditions in the Brazilian estimated population, 2013
| Variable | Sample | Estimated Population | Musculoskeletal conditions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | N | % | Yes % (95% CI) | No % (95% CI) | |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 25.920 | 68.916.470 | 47.1 | 17.6 (16.7-18.4) | 82.4 (81.6-83.2) |
| Female | 34.282 | 77.391.988 | 52.9 | 25.3 (24.4-26.1) | 74.7 (73.9-75.6) |
| Age | |||||
| 18-29 years | 14.321 | 38.157.850 | 26.1 | 9.7 (8.8-10.7) | 90.2 (89.3-91.1) |
| 30-39 years | 14.269 | 31.643.091 | 21.6 | 15.5 (14.5-16.6) | 84.4 (83.4-85.5) |
| 40-49 years | 11.405 | 26.423.124 | 18.1 | 23.7 (22.3-25.1) | 76.3 (74.9-77.7) |
| 50-59 years | 9.030 | 23.676.562 | 16.2 | 30.9 (29.2-32.5) | 69.1 (67.4-70.8) |
| 60 years or more | 11.177 | 26.407.831 | 18.0 | 35.8 (34.2-37.4) | 64.2 (62.6-65.8) |
| Skin colour | |||||
| White | 24.106 | 69.443.157 | 47.5 | 22.6 (21.6-23.5) | 77.4 (76.5-78.3) |
| Black | 5.631 | 13.454.442 | 9.2 | 21.0 (19.0-23.0) | 79.0 (77.0-80.9) |
| Yellow | 533 | 1.371.897 | 0.9 | 16.7 (11.4-21.9) | 83.3 (78.0-88.6) |
| Mixed race | 29.512 | 61.419.933 | 42.0 | 20.8 (19.9-21.7) | 79.2 (78.3-80.1) |
| Indigenous | 417 | 619.030 | 0.4 | 29.3 (21.3-37.3) | 70.7 (62.7-78.7) |
| Marital status | |||||
| With partner | 34.522 | 89.537.328 | 61.2 | 23.6 (22.7-24.4) | 76.4 (75.5-77.2) |
| Without partner | 25.680 | 56.771.130 | 38.8 | 18.6 (17.8-19.3) | 81.4 (80.6-82.2) |
| Schooling level | |||||
| Illiterate/Elementary education incomplete | 24.083 | 57.041.784 | 39.0 | 28.7 (27.6-29.8) | 71.3 (70.2-72.4) |
| Elementary completed/High school incomplete | 9.215 | 22.761.619 | 15.5 | 19.1 (17.6-20.5) | 80.9 (79.5-82.4) |
| High school completed/College incomplete | 19.149 | 48.109.933 | 32.9 | 16.2 (15.3-17.1) | 83.8 (82.9-84.7) |
| Higher education complete | 7.603 | 18.395.122 | 12.6 | 17.4 (15.8-19.0) | 82.6 (81.0-84.2) |
| Geographical area | |||||
| Rural | 10.957 | 20.176.036 | 13.8 | 24.5 (22.7-26.2) | 75.5 (73.7-77.3) |
| Urban | 49.245 | 126.132.422 | 86.2 | 21.2 (20.5-21.9) | 78.8 (78.1-79.5) |
| Occupational statusa | |||||
| Yes | 34.102 | 87.164.817 | 59.6 | 18.2 (17.4-19.0) | 81.8 (81.0-82.6) |
| No | 24.443 | 59.143.641 | 40.4 | 26.4 (25.4-27.4) | 73.6 (72.6-74.5) |
| Smoking | |||||
| Yes, daily | 7.334 | 18.628.350 | 12.7 | 25.6 (23.9-27.3) | 74.4 (72.7-76.1) |
| Yes, less than daily | 1.395 | 2.891.025 | 2.0 | 18.4 (14.9-21.9) | 81.6 (78.1-85.1) |
| No | 51.473 | 124.789.083 | 85.3 | 21.1 (20.4-21.8) | 78.9 (78.2-79.6) |
| Drinking per month | |||||
| Excessive | 8.104 | 19.972.635 | 13.6 | 16.6 (15.2-18.0) | 83.4 (82.0-84.8) |
| Moderate | 14.898 | 39.152.545 | 26.8 | 20.5 (19.3-21.6) | 79.5 (78.3-80.7) |
| None | 37.200 | 87.183.278 | 59.6 | 23.3 (22.5-24.1) | 76.7 (75.8-77.5) |
| Leisure physical activity | |||||
| More than 150 min weekly | 11.212 | 28.250.116 | 19.3 | 17.3 (16.0-18.6) | 82.7 (81.4-83.9) |
| Less than 150 min weekly | 6.137 | 16.339.629 | 11.2 | 21.0 (19.2-22.8) | 79.0 (77.2-80.8) |
| Inactive | 42.853 | 101.718.713 | 69.5 | 22.9 (22.2-23.7) | 77.1 (76.3-77.8) |
| BMI | |||||
| Underweight | 1.705 | 7.031.280 | 6.7 | 18.7 (13.8-23.6) | 81.3 (76.4-86.1) |
| Eutrophic | 15.412 | 54.132.226 | 37.1 | 19.1 (18.1-20.2) | 80.9 (79.8-81.9) |
| Overweight | 14.969 | 58.011.497 | 41.4 | 22.6 (21.4-23.8) | 77.4 (76.1-78.6) |
| Obese | 6.284 | 27.060.415 | 14.8 | 23.0 (22.1-23.9) | 77.0 (76.1-77.9) |
| Depression | |||||
| Yes | 5.051 | 11.553.035 | 7.9 | 45.1 (42.8-47.4) | 54.9 (52.6-57.2) |
| No | 55.151 | 134.755.423 | 92.1 | 19.6 (19.0-20.3) | 80.4 (79.7-81.0) |
| Multimorbidity | |||||
| None | 29.477 | 85.955.634 | 58.8 | 14.4 (13.7-15.2) | 85.6 (84.8-86.3) |
| One | 12.245 | 35.946.588 | 24.6 | 26.6 (25.2-27.9) | 73.4 (72.1-74.8) |
| Two | 5.416 | 15.692.311 | 10.7 | 37.3 (34.9-39.7) | 62.7 (60.3-65.1) |
| Three or more | 3.028 | 8.682.057 | 5.9 | 49.4 (46.5-52.3) | 50.6 (47.7-53.4) |
Legend: n Sample, N Estimated population, avariable with missing data n = 58,545, BMI Body Mass Index