Table 2. Health care indicators reported by Brazilians with diabetes mellitus (n = 7,088), according to region, with 95% confidence interval, 2019 National Health Survey.
| Indicators | Region | PRa (95%CI)b | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North (A) | Northeast (B) | Southeast (C) | South (D) | Midwest (E) | B/A | C/A | D/A | E/A | |
| % (95%CI)b | % (95%CI)b | % (95%CI)b | % (95%CI)b | % (95%CI)b | |||||
| Used medication for DMc or took insulin in the two weeks prior to the date of the interview | 86.8 (83.5;89.5) | 90.2 (88.2;91.8) | 88.8 (86.2;90.9) | 87.0 (83.3;90.0) | 90.1 (86.9;92.6) | 1.04 (1.00;1.08) | 1.02 (0.98;1.07) | 1.00 (0.95;1.05) | 1.04 (0.99;1.09) |
| Received medical care for diabetes within the past 12 months | 82.3 (78.5;85.6) | 78.4 (75.5;80.9) | 80.7 (77.4;83.6) | 74.6 (69.6;79.0) | 78.5 (74.0;82.5) | 0.95 (0.90;1.01) | 0.98 (0.93;1.04) | 0.91 (0.84;0.98) | 0.95 (0.89;1.02) |
| Last appointment for DM with the same physician as in previous appointments | 51.7 (46.3;57.0) | 55.5 (52.4;58.7 | 61.8 (57.8;65.6) | 64.7 (60.4;68.8) | 51.6 (45.5;57.5) | 1.08 (0.96;1.21) | 1.20 (1.10;1.35) | 1.25 (1.11;1.42) | 1.00 (0.85;1.17) |
| Had all appointments with a specialist after referral | 82.7 (75.4;88.2) | 75.6 (69.6;80.7) | 83.1 (77.3;87.6) | 89.3 (83.8;93.1) | 80.8 (71.2;87.7) | 0.91 (0.82;1.02) | 1.00 (0.91;1.11) | 1.08 (0.98;1.19) | 0.98 (0.86;1.11) |
| Had an eye exam within the past 12 months | 34.2 (29.7;38.9) | 32.2 (29.5;35.0) | 40.8 (37.3;44.3) | 32.1 (28.2;36.3) | 36.3 (31.8;41.1) | 0.94 (0.80;1.11) | 1.20 (1.02;1.40) | 0.94 (0.78;1.13) | 1.06 (0.88;1.28) |
| Had diabetic foot screening within the past 12 months | 29.9 (25.6;34.7) | 29.4 (26.7;32.2) | 34.0 (30.6;37.4) | 30.5 (26.6;34.8) | 28.4 (23.9;33.7) | 0.98 (0.82;1.17) | 1.13 (0.95;1.36) | 1.02 (0.83;1.25) | 0.95 (0.76;1.19) |
| Hospitalization due to DM or some sort of complication | 17.4 (13.5;22.2) | 17.2 (14.8;20.0) | 12.1 (10.1;14.5) | 15.9 (12.5;20.1) | 16.6 (13.0;20.9) | 0.99 (0.74;1.32) | 0.70 (0.51;0.95) | 0.92 (0.65;1.29) | 0.95 (0.67;1.34) |
| Severe or very severe degree of limitation in usual activities due to DM or some sort of complication | 5.6 (3.8;8.1) | 5.9 (4.8;7.1) | 6.0 (4.1;8.7) | 5.5 (3.7;8.0) | 5.7 (4.0;7.1) | 1.05 (0.69;1.60) | 1.07 (0.63;1.82) | 0.98 (0.57;1.67) | 1.02 (0.61;1.69) |
| Last appointment for DM was at a Primary Health Care Center | 56.6 (51.2;61.8) | 49.6 (46.4;52.8) | 46.2 (42.3;50.0) | 55.7 (50.7;60.5) | 49.5 (43.7;55.3) | 0.88 (0.78;0.98) | 0.82 (0.72;0.93) | 0.98 (0.87;1.12) | 0.88 (0.75;1.02) |
| Obtained at least one medication through the Popular Pharmacy Program | 35.6 (30.7;40.9) | 39.5 (36.4;42.7) | 56.4 (52.8;60.0) | 59.1 (54.5;63.6) | 56.4 (51.6;61.1) | 1.10 (0.94;1.31) | 1.59 (1.35;1.86) | 1.66 (1.41;1.96) | 1.58 (1.34;1.87) |
a) PR: Prevalence ratio; b) 95%CI: 95% confidence interval; c) DM: Diabetes mellitus.