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Table 2 Prevalence of chronic musculoskeletal conditions by regions of Brazil, 2013

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

Variable

North

Northeast

Midwest

Southeast

South

 

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

Sex

 Male

18.1 (16.1-20.2)

19.0 (17.5-20.4)

14.5 (12.9-16.1)

15.7 (14.3-17.0)

21.7 (19.5-24.1)

 Female

23.6 (21.5-25.7)

24.6 (23.1-26.2)

25.6 (23.7-27.2)

24.1 (22.6-25.5)

30.8 (28.5-33.2)

Age

 18-29 years

11.9 (9.9-13.8)

10.2 (8.8-11.6)

8.6 (6.7-10.6)

7.8 (6.3-9.3)

13.6 (10.2-17.0)

 30-39 years

18.1 (15.7-20.4)

17.7 (15.7-19.6)

15.1 (12.8-17.4)

13.6 (11.8-15.4)

16.2 (13.6-18.7)

 40-49 years

23.3 (19.7-26.8)

24.5 (22.1-26.9)

21.6 (19.0-24.3)

22.3 (19.9-24.8)

27.4 (23.8-31.0)

 50-59 years

33.7 (28.5-38.9)

31.6 (28.8-34.4)

30.2 (26.6-33.8)

27.4 (24.7-30.2)

39.0 (34.6-43.3)

 60 years or more

34.0 (29.4-38.5)

36.1 (33.4-38.9)

35.7 (32.3-39.1)

33.7 (31.0-36.3)

42.8 (39.1-46.6)

Skin colour

 White

21.9 (18.9-24.8)

21.8 (20.1-23.5)

21.6 (19.8-23.5)

21.3 (19.8-22.8)

26.1 (24.1-28.0)

 Black

24.0 (19.0-28.9)

23.8 (20.2-27.4)

16.0 (12.1-19.8)

18.5 (15.5-21.6)

24.9 (18.7-31.2)

 Yellow

18.3 (4.6-31.9)

15.0 (8.4-21.6)

17.2 (7.5-27.0)

16.7 (8.2-25.1)

19.6 (−0.1-39.4)

 Mixed race

20.3 (18.4-22.2)

21.7 (20.3-23.1)

19.7 (17.8-21.6)

18.7 (16.9-20.5)

29.3 (25.2-33.4)

 Indigenous

22.1 (8.7-35.5)

29.8 (16.4-43.3)

20.2 (−3.2-43.6)

33.6 (16.4-50.7)

40.6 (8.7-72.5)

Marital status

 With partner

21.6 (19.7-23.5)

23.4 (21.8-24.9)

21.4 (19.7-23.2)

23.0 (21.5-24.5)

27.4 (25.2-29.6)

 Without partner

19.9 (17.6-22.1)

19.8 (18.3-21.3)

18.1 (16.4-19.9)

16.0 (14.7-17.3)

24.9 (22.5-27.3)

Schooling level

 Illiterate/Elementary education incomplete

26.7 (24.1-29.3)

27.7 (26.0-29.3)

26.4 (24.3-28.6)

27.2 (25.1-29.4)

36.9 (34.1-39.7)

 Elementary completed/High school incomplete

18.0 (15.0-20.9)

18.3 (15.3-21.2)

18.8 (15.5-22.0)

17.9 (15.4-20.4)

24.2 (20.6-27.9)

 High school completed/College incomplete

16.2 (14.1-18.3)

15.9 (14.4-17.4)

15.1 (13.1-17.1)

15.7 (14.2-17.2)

18.7 (16.1-21.4)

 Higher education complete

17.3 (13.2-21.4)

17.0 (14.5-19.5)

17.5 (14.7-20.4)

17.2 (14.6-19.8)

18.2 (14.5-21.9)

Geographical area

 Rural

21.1 (17.4-24.7)

23.6 (20.9-26.2)

19.3 (15.9-22.7)

23.4 (18.5-28.3)

32.6 (29.1-36.1)

 Urban

20.9 (19.1-22.8)

21.5 (20.2-22.8)

20.3 (18.8-21.7)

19.9 (18.8-21.0)

25.5 (23.5-27.5)

Occupational status *

 Yes

19.5 (17.4-21.6)

19.4 (17.8-21.0)

15.8 (14.2-17.4)

16.4 (15.1-17.8)

21.7 (19.5-23.8)

 No

23.1 (20.9-25.4)

24.5 (23.0-26.1)

27.7 (25.4-30.0)

25.5 (23.8-27.2)

35.4 (32.5-38.2)

Smoking

 Yes, daily

27.6 (22.9-32.2)

26.3 (23.6-29.0)

20.6 (17.0-24.2)

24.6 (21.7-27.5)

28.9 (24.5-33.3)

 Yes, less than daily

21.1 (14.3-27.8)

16.8 (11.9-21.7)

14.8 (8.3-21.3)

17.5 (9.9-25.0)

23.9 (13.7-34.0)

 No

20.2 (18.6-21.9)

21.5 (20.3-22.8)

20.2 (18.8-21.6)

19.5 (18.3-20.7)

26.2 (24.2-28.2)

Drinking per month

 Excessive

17.9 (14.2-21.5)

16.2 (14.2-18.2)

15.3 (12.4-18.2)

15.4 (12.9-17.8)

21.7 (16.5-26.9)

 Moderate

21.3 (18.1-24.5)

19.6 (17.6-21.6)

18.0 (15.6-20.4)

19.6 (17.6-21.5)

24.2 (21.3-27.0)

 None

21.5 (19.6-23.4)

24.4 (22.9-25.9)

22.4 (20.7-24.1)

21.4 (20.0-22.8)

29.2 (26.9-31.4)

Leisure physical activity

 More than 150 min weekly

14.8 (12.4-17.2)

18.2 (16.1-20.4)

15.7 (13.5-17.9)

16.5 (14.2-18.7)

20.5 (17.3-23.7)

 Less than 150 min weekly

18.6 (14.5-22.6)

23.3 (19.7-26.9)

17.2 (14.2-20.2)

18.4 (15.2-21.5)

25.5 (21.3-29.6)

 Inactive

22.9 (20.8-24.9)

22.8 (21.6-24.0)

22.1 (20.5-23.7)

21.4 (20.1-22.7)

28.5 (26.4-30.5)

BMI

 Underweight

17.8 (11.1-24.6)

16.5 (10.1-23.0)

11.6 (5.6-17.7)

20.6 (10.2-30.6)

22.2 (10.3-34.0)

 Eutrophic

18.3 (15.9-20.7)

20.4 (18.3-22.4)

16.7 (14.9-18.6)

17.7 (16.0-19.4)

22.8 (20.2-25.5)

 Overweight

21.9 (19.1-24.8)

23.5 (21.4-25.6)

20.5 (18.1-22.8)

21.8 (19.8-23.9)

25.0 (22.1-27.9)

 Obese

22.1 (19.8-24.3)

22.4 (21.0-23.8)

23.4 (21.1-25.6)

20.9 (19.3-22.6)

31.2 (28.5-34.0)

Depression

 Yes

43.4 (37.8-49.0)

45.7 (42.0-49.3)

41.6 (36.3-46.9)

42.3 (38.0-46.5)

53.3 (48.2-58.3)

 No

19.5 (17.8-21.2)

19.9 (18.7-21.1)

18.2 (16.9-19.6)

18.3 (17.2-19.4)

23.9 (22.1-25.6)

Multimorbidity

 None

16.7 (14.6-18.8)

15.7 (14.4-17.1)

13.8 (12.2-15.4)

12.1 (10.9-13.2)

18.1 (15.7-20.4)

 One

26.9 (23.1-30.7)

27.6 (25.1-30.1)

26.0 (22.7-29.3)

24.2 (21.9-26.5)

31.5 (28.4-34.7)

 Two

37.2 (31.9-42.4)

37.5 (33.4-41.7)

39.3 (34.0-44.6)

36.4 (32.2-40.6)

38.5 (33.3-43.6)

 Three or more

57.7 (47.4-67.9)

48.6 (43.4-53.8)

41.4 (35.1-47.7)

47.5 (42.8-52.0)

57.4 (51.0-63.7)

  1. Legend: BMI Body Mass Index
  2. *Variable with missing data n = 58,545