Table 5. Estimated cardiovascular disease outpatient costs to the National Health System due to excessive sodium consumption in Brazil, 2017.
Outpatient care costs in US$ thousands due to excessive sodium consumption (95% UI) | |||
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Disease | Men | Women | Total |
Cardiovascular disease | 3,225 (1,382–4,988) | 2,842 (1,218–4,391) | 6,067 (2,598–9,402) |
Coronary heart disease | 1,961 (840–3,040) | 1,642 (703–2,545) | 3,604 (1,543–5,585) |
Stroke | 754 (322–1,162) | 586 (250–904) | 1,340 (574–2,076) |
Heart failure | 104 (45–164) | 90 (39–142) | 194 (83–301) |
Aortic aneurysm | 3 (1–5) | 2 (1–3) | 5 (2–7) |
Pulmonary embolism | 12 (4–24) | 17 (5–34) | 29 (12–45) |
Rheumatic heart disease | 11 (3–23) | 12 (3–24) | 23 (10–35) |
Hypertensive disease | 380 (167–571) | 492 (217–739) | 873 (374–1,352) |