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. 2019 Mar 23;9(3):e025338. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025338

Table 3.

Complex measures of inequality in health-related behaviours among Brazilian adolescents (Pesquisa Nacional da Saude do Escolar surveys 2009, 2012 and 2015)

Quintiles of wealth index (1=poorest; 5=wealthiest) Slope index of inequality (SII) Concentration index of inequality (CIX)
Indicators 2009 2012 2015 P value* 2009 2012 2015 P value*
Irregular fruit consumption −13.68 −9.01 −8.88 0.015 −2.82 −2.31 −2.26 0.267
Irregular vegetable consumption −19.02 −17.59 −17.92 0.535 −4.30 −4.48 −5.18 0.165
Irregular bean consumption 9.95 11.25 7.33 0.434 6.48 3.47 2.22 <0.001
Regular soft drink consumption 16.55 10.49 3.89 <0.001 6.94 5.19 2.90 <0.001
Irregular recreational physical activity −8.66 −9.47 −7.90 0.745 −1.70 −1.91 −1.71 0.837
Alcohol use (once in the last month) 9.69 0.68 0.06 0.000 4.79 1.71 1.19 0.004
Tobacco use (once in the last month) −1.68 −2.80 −3.15 0.125 −5.68 −6.32 −8.69 0.290
Drug use (once in the last month) 0.34 0.46 −0.98 0.048 −0.08 4.47 −4.61 0.428
Unsafe sex (in the last sexual intercourse) −9.67 −6.88 −13.28 0.498 −6.52 −5.44 −6.56 0.914
Domestic violence (once in the last month) −1.84 −5.24 −6.92 <0.001 −2.72 −7.02 −6.57 0.014
Involvement in gun fights (once in the last month) −0.76 −1.90 −3.30 0.002 −2.82 −4.42 −8.79 0.029
Bullying victimisation (twice or more in the last month) 0.83 −0.20 −6.60 <0.001 0.56 0.59 −4.41 <0.001