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Table 1 Characteristics and prevalence of chronic musculoskeletal conditions in the Brazilian estimated population, 2013

From: Prevalence of chronic musculoskeletal conditions and associated factors in Brazilian adults – National Health Survey

Variable

Sample

Estimated Population

Musculoskeletal conditions

n

N

%

Yes % (95% CI)

No % (95% CI)

Sex

 Male

25.920

68.916.470

47.1

17.6 (16.7-18.4)

82.4 (81.6-83.2)

 Female

34.282

77.391.988

52.9

25.3 (24.4-26.1)

74.7 (73.9-75.6)

Age

 18-29 years

14.321

38.157.850

26.1

9.7 (8.8-10.7)

90.2 (89.3-91.1)

 30-39 years

14.269

31.643.091

21.6

15.5 (14.5-16.6)

84.4 (83.4-85.5)

 40-49 years

11.405

26.423.124

18.1

23.7 (22.3-25.1)

76.3 (74.9-77.7)

 50-59 years

9.030

23.676.562

16.2

30.9 (29.2-32.5)

69.1 (67.4-70.8)

 60 years or more

11.177

26.407.831

18.0

35.8 (34.2-37.4)

64.2 (62.6-65.8)

Skin colour

 White

24.106

69.443.157

47.5

22.6 (21.6-23.5)

77.4 (76.5-78.3)

 Black

5.631

13.454.442

9.2

21.0 (19.0-23.0)

79.0 (77.0-80.9)

 Yellow

533

1.371.897

0.9

16.7 (11.4-21.9)

83.3 (78.0-88.6)

 Mixed race

29.512

61.419.933

42.0

20.8 (19.9-21.7)

79.2 (78.3-80.1)

 Indigenous

417

619.030

0.4

29.3 (21.3-37.3)

70.7 (62.7-78.7)

Marital status

 With partner

34.522

89.537.328

61.2

23.6 (22.7-24.4)

76.4 (75.5-77.2)

 Without partner

25.680

56.771.130

38.8

18.6 (17.8-19.3)

81.4 (80.6-82.2)

Schooling level

 Illiterate/Elementary education incomplete

24.083

57.041.784

39.0

28.7 (27.6-29.8)

71.3 (70.2-72.4)

 Elementary completed/High school incomplete

9.215

22.761.619

15.5

19.1 (17.6-20.5)

80.9 (79.5-82.4)

 High school completed/College incomplete

19.149

48.109.933

32.9

16.2 (15.3-17.1)

83.8 (82.9-84.7)

 Higher education complete

7.603

18.395.122

12.6

17.4 (15.8-19.0)

82.6 (81.0-84.2)

Geographical area

 Rural

10.957

20.176.036

13.8

24.5 (22.7-26.2)

75.5 (73.7-77.3)

 Urban

49.245

126.132.422

86.2

21.2 (20.5-21.9)

78.8 (78.1-79.5)

Occupational statusa

 Yes

34.102

87.164.817

59.6

18.2 (17.4-19.0)

81.8 (81.0-82.6)

 No

24.443

59.143.641

40.4

26.4 (25.4-27.4)

73.6 (72.6-74.5)

Smoking

 Yes, daily

7.334

18.628.350

12.7

25.6 (23.9-27.3)

74.4 (72.7-76.1)

 Yes, less than daily

1.395

2.891.025

2.0

18.4 (14.9-21.9)

81.6 (78.1-85.1)

 No

51.473

124.789.083

85.3

21.1 (20.4-21.8)

78.9 (78.2-79.6)

Drinking per month

Excessive

8.104

19.972.635

13.6

16.6 (15.2-18.0)

83.4 (82.0-84.8)

Moderate

14.898

39.152.545

26.8

20.5 (19.3-21.6)

79.5 (78.3-80.7)

None

37.200

87.183.278

59.6

23.3 (22.5-24.1)

76.7 (75.8-77.5)

Leisure physical activity

 More than 150 min weekly

11.212

28.250.116

19.3

17.3 (16.0-18.6)

82.7 (81.4-83.9)

 Less than 150 min weekly

6.137

16.339.629

11.2

21.0 (19.2-22.8)

79.0 (77.2-80.8)

 Inactive

42.853

101.718.713

69.5

22.9 (22.2-23.7)

77.1 (76.3-77.8)

BMI

 Underweight

1.705

7.031.280

6.7

18.7 (13.8-23.6)

81.3 (76.4-86.1)

 Eutrophic

15.412

54.132.226

37.1

19.1 (18.1-20.2)

80.9 (79.8-81.9)

 Overweight

14.969

58.011.497

41.4

22.6 (21.4-23.8)

77.4 (76.1-78.6)

 Obese

6.284

27.060.415

14.8

23.0 (22.1-23.9)

77.0 (76.1-77.9)

Depression

 Yes

5.051

11.553.035

7.9

45.1 (42.8-47.4)

54.9 (52.6-57.2)

 No

55.151

134.755.423

92.1

19.6 (19.0-20.3)

80.4 (79.7-81.0)

Multimorbidity

 None

29.477

85.955.634

58.8

14.4 (13.7-15.2)

85.6 (84.8-86.3)

 One

12.245

35.946.588

24.6

26.6 (25.2-27.9)

73.4 (72.1-74.8)

 Two

5.416

15.692.311

10.7

37.3 (34.9-39.7)

62.7 (60.3-65.1)

 Three or more

3.028

8.682.057

5.9

49.4 (46.5-52.3)

50.6 (47.7-53.4)

  1. Legend: n Sample, N Estimated population, avariable with missing data n = 58,545, BMI Body Mass Index