Table 4. Health care indicators reported by Brazilians with diabetes mellitus (n = 7,088), according to education, with 95% confidence interval, 2019 National Health Survey.
| Indicators | Education | PRa (95%CI)b | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No schooling and incomplete elementary school (A) | Complete elementary school and incomplete high school (B) | Complete high school and incomplete higher education (C) | Complete higher education (D) | B/A | C/A | D/A | |
| % (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 | 89.6 (87.9;91.0) | 85.2 (79.2;90.2) | 87.9 (84.5;90.7) | 91.0 (87.1;93.8) | 0.95 (0.88;1.02) | 0.98 (0.95;1.02) | 1.02 (0.98;1.06) |
| Received medical care for diabetes within the past 12 months | 79.5 (77.2;81.6) | 76.2 (69.6;81.7) | 79.5 (75.5;82.9) | 79.8 (75.1;83.8) | 0.96 (0.89;1.04) | 1.00 (0.95;1.05) | 1.00 (0.94;1.07) |
| Last appointment for DM with the same physician as in previous appointments | 57.0 (54.1;59.8) | 61.7 (55.9;67.3) | 60.1 (55.5;64.6) | 69.5 (63.6;74.9) | 1.08 (0.98;1.2) | 1.06 (0.96;1.15) | 1.22 (1.11;1.34) |
| Had all appointments with a specialist after referral | 80.0 (75.0;84.0) | 80.4 (71.7;86.9) | 82.3 (75.2;88.3) | 95.2 (91.5;97.3) | 1.00 (0.9;1.12) | 1.03 (0.93;1.14) | 1.19 (1.11;1.27) |
| Had an eye exam within the past 12 months | 32.2 (29.7;34.9) | 39.1 (33.0;45.6) | 41.5 (37.2;45.9) | 50.6 (44.5;56.6) | 1.21 (1.01;1.46) | 1.29 (1.13;1.47) | 1.57 (1.36;1.81) |
| Had diabetic foot screening within the past 12 months | 29.0 (26.5;31.5) | 33.5 (28.4;39.0) | 34.0 (29.7;38.5) | 41.2 (35.2;47.4) | 1.16 (0.96;1.39) | 1.17 (1.0;1.37) | 1.42 (1.2;1.69) |
| Hospitalization due to DM or some sort of complication | 15.9 (14.1;17.9) | 12.5 (9.1;16.9) | 13.3 (10.6;16.6) | 11.3 (7.2;17.3) | 0.78 (0.56;1.09) | 0.84 (0.65;1.08) | 0.71 (0.45;1.11) |
| Severe or very severe degree of limitation in usual activities due to DM or some sort of complication | 7.3 (5.7;9.3) | 4.0 (2.5;6.4) | 4.5 (2.8;7.1) | 2.0 (0.9;4.2) | 0.55 (0.32;0.93) | 0.61 (0.36;1.05) | 0.27 (0.12;0.61) |
| Last appointment for DM was at a Primary Health Care Center | 58.3 (55.5;61.0) | 48.7 (42.8;54.7) | 38.0 (33.4;42.8) | 17.5 (12.9;23.5) | 0.84 (0.73;0.95) | 0.65 (0.57;0.74) | 0.30 (0.22;0.41) |
| Obtained at least one medication through the Popular Pharmacy Program | 52.3 (49.5;55.0) | 59.8 (54.2;65.2) | 50.1 (45.5;54.7) | 40.7 (35.3;46.4) | 1.15 (1.03;1.27) | 0.96 (0.86;1.07) | 0.78 (0.67;0.9) |
a) PR: Prevalence ratio; b) 95%CI: 95% confidence interval; c) DM: Diabetes mellitus.