Table 2.
Cardiovascular disease hospitalization costs (US$ 1000) saved to the National Health System if the average salt intake of Brazilians were reduced to 5 g/d, 2013
| Disease | Hospitalization costs in US$ thousands due to excessive salt consumption (95% UI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Total | |
| Cardiovascular disease | 62 642 (59 062‐66 240) | 39 361 (37 155‐41 577) | 102 003 (96 217‐107 817) |
| Coronary heart disease | 34 669 (33 077‐36 274) | 16 456 (15 701‐17 218) | 51 125 (48 777‐53 492) |
| Stroke | 13 647 (13 223‐14 072) | 12 024 (11 650‐12 398) | 25 671 (24 873‐26 470) |
| Hypertensive disease | 2078 (1962‐2199) | 2167 (2046‐2293) | 4245 (4007‐4492) |
| Heart failure | 7500 (6793‐8208) | 6071 (5498‐6643) | 13571 (12 291‐14 851) |
| Pulmonary embolism | 102 (84‐120) | 135 (111‐159) | 237 (195‐278) |
| Aortic aneurysm | 3733 (3111‐4355) | 1471 (1225‐1716) | 5204 (4336‐6071) |
| Rheumatic heart disease | 913 (813‐1013) | 1037 (924‐1150) | 1950 (1737‐2163) |