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Table 3 Prevalence and characteristics associated to low Primary Health Care score among elderly, Ilheus, Bahia, Brazil

From: Assessment of primary health care received by the elderly and health related quality of life: a cross-sectional study

 

Low primary health care score

Prevalence(%)

Prevalence ratioƒ* (95%CI)

Prevalence ratioƒ** (95%CI)

Age (years)

60-69

84 (84.8)

1.00

1.00

70-79

177 (86.3)

0.97 (0.91-1.05)

0.97 (0.91-1.04)

80-103

180 (87.8)

0.96 (0.87-1.05)

0.96 (0.87-1.05)

P value

0.8

0.6

0.6

Sex

Male

157 (86.3)

1.00

1.00

Female

284 (86.9)

0.98 (0.91-1.05)

0.98 (0.91-1.05)

P value

0.9

0.5

0.5

Years at school

0

203 (84.2)

0.98 (0.89-1.07)

0.97 (0.89-1.06)

1-4

168 (88.4)

1.02 (0.93-1.11)

1.01 (0.92-1.10)

≥5

70 (89.7)

1.00

1.00

P value

0.3

0.6

0.6

Work status

Yes

22 (68.8)

1.00

1.00

No

419 (87.8)

1.29 (1.02-1.63)

1.28 (1.02-1.62)

P value

0.002

0.03

0.04

Family living in the household

Alone

56 (83.6)

0.98 (0.87-1.10)

0.98 (0.87-1.09)

Spouse

103 (87.3)

1.02 (0.93-1.11)

1.01 (0.93-1.10)

Spouse and family

97 (88.2)

0.99 (0.90-1.07)

0.97 (0.89-1.06)

Extensive family or others

185 (86.4)

1.00

1.00

P value

0.8

0.9

0.8

Model of care

Family Health Strategy

148 (76.7)

1.00

1.00

Basic Health Unit

293 (92.7)

1.20 (1.11-1.31)

1.21 (1.11-1.31)

P value

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Body mass index (kg/m2)

<25.0

178 (86.0)

1.00

1.00

25.0-29.9

153 (85.5)

1.00 (0.92-1.08)

1.00 (0.93-1.08)

≥30.0

109 (89.3)

1.03 (0.95-1.11)

1.03 (0.95-1.12)

P value

0.6

0.7

0.8

Abdominal obesity

No

255 (88.2)

1.00

1.00

Yes

186 (84.5)

0.97 (0.90-1.04)

0.96 (0.90-1.04)

P value

0.2

0.3

0.3

Hypertension

No

324 (88.8)

1.00

1.00

Yes

117 (81.3)

0.91 (0.84-0.99)

0.92 (0.84-1.00)

P value

0.03

0.03

0.049

Diabetes mellitus

No

381 (86.2)

1.00

1.00

Yes

60 (89.6)

1.02 (0.94-1.11)

1.03 (0.94-1.12)

P value

0.5

0.6

0.5

Cardiovascular disease

No

414 (85.9)

1.00

1.00

Yes

27 (100.0)

1.17 (1.11-1.23)

1.15 (1.09-1.21)

P value

0.04

<0.001

<0.001

Mental disorder

No

433 (86.6)

1.00

1.00

Yes

8 (88.9)

0.99 (0.81-1.22)

0.98 (0.79-1.20)

P value

0.8

0.9

0.8

Chronic pain

No

332 (86.9)

1.00

1.00

Yes

109 (85.8)

1.03 (0.95-1.11)

1.01 (0.94-1.10)

P value

0.8

0.5

0.7

Number of chronic conditions

0

92 (90.2)

1.00

1.00

1

203 (86.0)

0.98 (0.91-1.06)

1.00 (0.92-1.09)

≥2

146 (85.4)

0.97 (0.89-1.06)

1.00 (0.90-1.10)

P value

0.5

0.8

1.0

  1. Non-adjusted prevalence rate.
  2. ƒ Modified Poisson regression.
  3. * Prevalence ratio adjusted for age, sex, years at school, working status, model of care
  4. ** Prevalence ratio adjusted for age, sex, years at school, working status, model of care, hypertension, cardiovascular disease.