Table 3. Proportion of individuals aged ≥ 18 who reported medical diagnosis of hypertension and obtained at least one medication through the Popular Pharmacy Program, by socioeconomic and demographic variables, according to region, 2019 National Health Survey, Brazil.
| Socioeconomic and demographic variables | Brazil | North | Northeast | Southeast | South | Midwest | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 95%CIa | % | 95%CIa | % | 95%CIa | % | 95%CIa | % | 95%CIa | % | 95%CIa | |
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Male | 49.0 | 45.9;52.1 | 35.1 | 27.2;43.0 | 35.7 | 31.1;40.3 | 54.0 | 48.7;59.3 | 57.0 | 50.2;63.9 | 49.0 | 41.4;56.5 |
| Male | 53.4 | 50.6;56.2 | 36.0 | 29.8;42.2 | 41.9 | 37.9;45.9 | 58.4 | 53.3;63.4 | 60.7 | 54.9;66.5 | 61.3 | 55.6;66.9 |
| Age (in years) | ||||||||||||
| 18 to 29 | 36.5 | 19.4;53.6 | 27.4 | 0.0;56.9 | 34.1 | 10.0;58.2 | 40.0 | 4.2;75.9 | 55.9 | 12.0;99.9 | 18.9 | 0.0;43.5 |
| 30 to 59 | 53.2 | 49.7;56.8 | 37.0 | 28.7;45.3 | 39.9 | 35.3;44.5 | 59.5 | 53.2;65.7 | 60.0 | 52.2;67.8 | 54.4 | 46.6;62.3 |
| 60 to 64 | 56.1 | 50.9;61.4 | 34.3 | 22.3;46.3 | 43.3 | 35.4;51.1 | 61.9 | 53.1;70.7 | 62.0 | 51.2;72.7 | 59.7 | 49.2;70.3 |
| 65 to 74 | 51.9 | 48.1;55.7 | 35.0 | 26.4;43.7 | 40.5 | 35.1;45.9 | 56.2 | 49.2;63.2 | 58.7 | 51.5;65.9 | 61.3 | 52.3;70.2 |
| Over 75 | 43.3 | 38.7;47.8 | 35.3 | 22.8;47.8 | 34.3 | 25.6;43.0 | 44.5 | 37.4;51.7 | 55.0 | 43.8;66.1 | 52.3 | 39.9;64.7 |
| Educational level | ||||||||||||
| No schooling or incomplete primary education | 52.3 | 49.5;55.0 | 36.0 | 29.3;42.6 | 37.6 | 33.8;41.5 | 59.3 | 54.2;64.3 | 61.8 | 56.3;67.4 | 58.4 | 52.2;64.6 |
| Complete primary education and incomplete secondary education | 59.8 | 54.2;65.4 | 53.3 | 39.1;67.5 | 49.8 | 40.2;59.5 | 63.6 | 54.8;72.4 | 59.9 | 47.1;72.7 | 61.9 | 48.9;74.8 |
| Complete secondary education and incomplete higher education | 50.1 | 45.4;54.8 | 35.5 | 22.5;48.5 | 43.4 | 36.4;50.3 | 52.6 | 45.0;60.1 | 54.3 | 41.7;66.9 | 53.9 | 42.9;64.9 |
| Complete higher education | 40.7 | 35.1;46.3 | 12.0 | 4.8;19.3 | 35.7 | 26.1;45.3 | 43.1 | 34.3;51.8 | 48.5 | 34.4;62.6 | 46.7 | 32.5;60.9 |
| Race/skin color | ||||||||||||
| White | 53.6 | 50.5;56.6 | 43.0 | 32.2;53.9 | 38.5 | 32.5;44.6 | 54.0 | 49.2;58.9 | 61.4 | 56.5;66.3 | 56.2 | 48.3;64.1 |
| Black | 53.8 | 48.0;59.6 | 44.6 | 30.5;58.7 | 38.2 | 31.0;45.5 | 63.5 | 54.3;72.8 | 56.0 | 38.9;73.2 | 54.1 | 38.4;69.9 |
| Brown | 49.3 | 46.1;52.5 | 32.3 | 26.1;38.4 | 39.7 | 35.6;43.7 | 59.3 | 52.8;65.7 | 53.8 | 42.3;65.2 | 57.1 | 50.2;64.0 |
| Income (MW)a | ||||||||||||
| No income to 1/4 | 58.9 | 51.1;66.8 | 45.9 | 30.0;61.8 | 41.0 | 31.7;50.4 | 78.5 | 66.6;90.5 | 70.9 | 49.4;92.3 | 76.0 | 55.2;96.8 |
| 1/4 to 1/2 | 51.1 | 45.6;56.6 | 34.8 | 23.2;46.5 | 40.0 | 33.2;46.8 | 65.3 | 54.0;76.5 | 62.5 | 43.6;81.4 | 56.4 | 42.0;70.9 |
| 1/2 to 1 | 53.6 | 50.0;57.3 | 38.3 | 29.4;47.2 | 39.4 | 34.3;44.5 | 62.8 | 56.1;69.6 | 61.7 | 52.8;70.5 | 57.8 | 48.9;66.8 |
| 1 to 2 | 52.8 | 48.6;56.9 | 33.0 | 22.0;43.9 | 40.9 | 34.7;47.0 | 54.4 | 47.6;61.3 | 61.9 | 54.8;69.0 | 57.3 | 47.7;66.9 |
| 2 to 3 | 54.2 | 46.6;61.8 | 37.0 | 20.6;53.4 | 42.5 | 29.8;55.1 | 55.9 | 43.8;68.0 | 55.3 | 41.7;69.0 | 69.1 | 56.9;81.2 |
| 3 to 5 | 44.5 | 37.2;51.7 | 34.4 | 17.6;51.1 | 36.0 | 23.5;48.6 | 46.3 | 35.4;57.2 | 46.5 | 30.0;63.0 | 47.4 | 33.9;60.9 |
| Over 5 | 28.9 | 22.1;35.7 | 9.0 | 0.9;17.0 | 20.3 | 3.0;37.5 | 27.8 | 17.9;37.7 | 40.2 | 22.6;57.8 | 35.3 | 22.1;48.5 |
| Total | 51.5 | 49.5;53.6 | 35.6 | 30.5;40.7 | 39.5 | 36.4;42.6 | 56.4 | 52.8;60.1 | 59.1 | 54.6;63.7 | 56.4 | 51.7;61.0 |
a) 95%CI: 95% confidence interval; b) MW: Minimum monthly wage.