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Table 1 Risk factor priority indicator values: combined 27 capital cities total

From: A priority health index identifies the top six priority risk and related factors for non-communicable diseases in Brazilian cities

Risk factor

Cost1

Cost transformed2

Effectiveness3

Severity4

Magnitude5

Urgency6

Disparity7

Current smoking

4.90

204.082

0.116

21298.000

0.150

−0.310

1.520

Physical inactivity

4.30

232.558

0.350

17505.000

0.150

0.000

0.890

Overweight-obesity

41.70

23.981

0.095

2453.000

0.480

1.390

1.000

Eating < 5 servings of fruit and vegetables per week

10.00

100.000

0.032

904.000

0.700

0.000

1.290

Abusive Alcohol Intake (binge drinking)

4.00

250.000

0.080

22927.000

0.190

0.000

0.810

Had no Papanicolaou in last three years

11.40

87.719

0.180

66.000

0.190

0.000

2.060

Had no Mammography in last two years

550.00

1.818

0.182

79.000

0.270

−0.560

2.410

Had no BP Screening in last one year

10.00

100.000

0.317

9816.000

0.210

0.000

1.600

Had no Glucose Screening in last two years

41.70

23.981

0.076

414.000

0.110

0.000

1.470

Has been diagnosed with high cholesterol

10.00

100.000

0.470

5518.000

0.170

0.000

1.000

Has been diagnosed with hypertension

10.00

100.000

0.225

25402.000

0.230

0.000

1.360

Has been diagnosed with diabetes

10.00

100.000

0.235

1071.000

0.060

0.170

1.620

Mean

-

110.345

0.197

8954.417

0.243

0.058

1.419

Standard deviation

-

80.323

0.131

10016.920

0.177

0.460

0.477

  1. 1Intervention Cost (US$) per Person Covered.
  2. 2Transformation of Intervention Cost per Person Covered (i.e., 1000/intervention cost).
  3. 3Percent reduction in the prevalence of Risk Factor due to Intervention.
  4. 4Mortality Attributable to Risk Factor.
  5. 5Prevalence of Risk Factor.
  6. 6Unit of change in Risk Factor prevalence per year (Slope).
  7. 7Low (<12 years) to High (= > 12 years) Education Ratio of the Risk Factor Prevalence.