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Table 3 Descriptive and analytical analysis of the Use of Health Services by Elderly Men, Brazil 2019

From: Factors associated with the use of health services by elderly men in Brazil: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Use of services for consultation in basic care

% (95% CI)

Use of health services in the last 2 weeks

% (95% CI)

Use of services only for hospitalization in the past year

% (95% CI)

Use of services for sporadic medical consultation

% (95% CI)

P value

Block 1 - Predisposition factors

 Region of the country

    

0,00*

  North

11,5 (9,5-13,8)

4,5 (3,2-6,2)

5,6 (4,2-7,3)

78,5 (75,8–80,9)a

 

  Northeast

12,7 (11,2-14,3)

3,2 (2,5-4,1)

7,1 (5,8-8,6)

77,0 (75,0-79,0)a

 

  Southeast

20,1 (18,1-22,3)a

4,4 (3,3-5,7)

4,1 (3,2-5,3)

71,4 (69,0-73,7)

 

  South

20,2 (17,8-22,8)a

7,0 (5,1-9,5)a

8,0 (6,2-10,3)a

64,8 (61,0–68,4)

 

  Midwest

13,0 (11,0-15,4)

5,0 (3,7-6,8)

9,9 (7,8-12,4)a

72,1 (69,0-75,0)

 

 Condition of the elderly at home

    

0,14

  Head of household

17,3 (16,1-18,7)

4,2 (3,4-5,1)

5,6 (4,9-6,5)

72,9 (71,3–74,4)

 

  Not responsible for home

17,1 (15,0-19,5)

5,5 (4,2-7,2)

6,8 (5,5-8,3)

70,6 (67,7-73,2)

 

 Age

    

0,00*

  Below the median

16,7 (15,2-18,4)

3,6 (2,9-4,5)

5,2 (4,4-6,1)

74,5 (72,5–76,4)a

 

  Above the median

17,9 (16,3-19,7)

5,6 (4,6-6,6)a

6,7 (5,8-7,9)a

69,8 (67,8–71,7)

 

 Color / Race

    

0,00*

  White

19,0 (17,3-20,8)a

4,9 (4,0-6,0)

5,7 (4,8-6,6)

70,4 (68,4-72,4)

 

  Black

17,8 (14,1-22,1)

5,1 (3,0-8,7)

3,4 (2,2-5,3)

73,7 (68,8–78,0)

 

  Yellow / Indigenous

19,3 (12,3-28,9)

2,5 (0,7-8,5)

4,8 (1,8-12,3)

73,4 (63,2–81,5)

 

  Brown

14,6 (13,0-16,4)

3,9 (3,1-4,9)

6,9 (5,7-8,2)a

74,6 (72,5–76,6)a

 

 Marital status

    

0,35

  Married

17,2 (15,9-18,7)

4,7 (3,9-5,6)

5,3 (4,6-6,1)

72,8 (71,2–74,4)

 

  Separated / judicially disqualified

19,9 (13,7-28,1)

5,3 (2,7-10,3)

4,8 (2,5-9,2)

69,9 (60,7-77,8)

 

  Divorced

17,5 (12,5-24,0)

5,4 (2,9-9,8)

8,5 (5,4-13,3)

68,5 (61,7-74,7)

 

  Widower

16,6 (13,5-20,3)

3,8 (2,5-5,7)

8,1 (6,1-10,5)

71,5 (67,5–75,2)

 

  Single

17,5 (14,5-20,9)

3,7 (2,5-5,5)

7,0 (5,1-9,5)

71,8 (68,0-75,4)

 

 Can read and write

    

0,00*

  Yes

18,3 (16,9-19,7)a

4,7 (4,0-5,5)

5,3 (4,6-6,0)

71,8 (70,2–73,4)

 

  No

13,7 (11,7-16,0)

3,9 (2,8-5,5)

8,4 (6,7-10,4)a

74,0 (71,1–76,7)

 

Block 2 - Capacity Factors

 Health insurance

    

0,00*

  Yes

19,6 (17,3-22,0)a

5,6 (4,3-7,2)

7,2 (5,8-8,9)a

67,6 (64,6-70,5)

 

  No

16,4 (15,1-17,8)

4,1 (3,4-4,9)

5,4 (4,7-6,2)

74,2 (72,6-75,7)a

 

 Plan Time

    

0,00*

  Does not have health insurance

16,4 (15,1-17,8)

4,1 (3,4-4,9)

5,4 (4,7-6,2)

74,2 (72,6-75,7)a

 

  Up to 6 months

16,7 (8,4-30,6)

4,7 (2,8-7,7)

8,8 (2,9-23,9)

69,8 (54,0–82,0)

 

  More than 6 months to 1 year

13,4 (4,8-32,4)

1,1 (0,2-5,1)

5,5 (1,2-22,4)

80,0 (58,1–92,1)

 

  More than 1 year up to 2 years

31,4 (19,7-46,1)a

2,8 (0,9-8,5)

2,5 (1,2-5,2)

63,4 (49,2–75,5)

 

  More than 2 years

19,2 (16,8-21,8)

5,9 (4,5-7,7)a

7,5 (6,0-9,3)a

67,4 (64,2–70,5)

 

 Satisfaction with the Plan

    

0,00*

  Does not have health insurance

16,4 (15,1-17,8)

4,1 (3,4-4,9)

5,4 (4,7-6,2)

74,2 (72,6-75,7)a

 

  Very good

13,0 (9,6-17,4)

8,1 (4,8-13,5)

9,8 (6,3-15,1)

69,1 (62,2–75,2)

 

  Good

20,4 (17,2-24,0)

5,2 (3,8-7,2)

6,8 (5,2-9,0)

67,6 (63,5–71,4)

 

  Regular

25,0 (19,9-30,8)a

5,8 (3,9-8,6)

6,1 (3,8-9,6)

63,1 (56,7–69,1)

 

  Bad

9,4 (4,0-20,2)

2,6 (0,5-11,5)

14,3 (6,3-29,0)

73,8 (58,9–84,7)

 

  Very Bad

7,0 (3,1-15,2)

0,5 (0,1-3,9)

2,6 (0,7-8,9)

89,9 (80,1–95,1)a

 

  Never used the plan

20,0 (7,9–42,2)

1,1 (0,2-6,8)

1,5 (0,3-6,1)

77,5 (56,2–90,2)

 

 Participation in organized social activities

    

0,59

  Yes

18,1 (15,6-21,0)

4,4 (3,1-6,2)

6,7 (5,2-8,7)

70,8 (67,4-73,9)

 

  No

17,1 (15,8-18,4)

4,6 (3,9-5,3)

5,7 (5,0-6,5)

72,6 (71,1–74,1)

 

Block 3 - Factors of Need

 Diagnosis of chronic, physical or mental illness

    

0,00*

  Yes

23,2 (21,2-25,4)a

7,9 (6,6-9,5)a

7,7 (6,5-9,1)a

61,1 (58,6–63,6)

 

  No

14,0 (12,8-15,4)

2,6 (2,1-3,3)

4,9 (4,2-5,8)

78,4 (76,9-79,9)a

 

 Level of difficulty in performing BADLs and IADLs

    

0,00*

  No difficulty

17,1 (15,9-18,4)

3,2 (2,6-3,9)

5,2 (4,5-5,9)

74,5 (73,0-76,0)a

 

  With difficulty

18,5 (15,5-21,8)

12,9 (10,3-16,2)a

10,8 (8,8-13,3)a

57,8 (53,6–61,9)

 

 Fall in the last 12 months

    

0,00*

  Yes

23,0 (17,6-29,4)

10,9 (7,8-14,9)a

13,1 (9,5-17,6)a

53,1 (46,5–59,6)

 

  No

17,0 (15,8-18,2)

4,1 (3,5-4,9)

5,5 (4,8-6,3)

73,4 (71,9-74,8)a

 

 Perceived health status

    

0,02*

  Very Good

17,4(13,5-22,2)

4,4 (2,4-8,1)

9,0 (6,1-13,0)

69,2 (63,4-74,4)

 

  Good

18,0 (16,2-19,9)

4,0 (3,1-5,1)

5,7 (4,8-6,8)

72,4 (70,2–74,4)

 

  Regular

16,9 (15,3-18,7)

4,7 (3,8-5,8)

5,7 (4,7-6,9)

72,6 (70,5–74,7)

 

  Bad

16,7 (13,4-20,7)

4,4 (2,9-6,6)

6,4 (4,6-8,8)

72,5 (68,1–76,5)

 

  Very Bad

13,3 (8,7-19,9)

11,6 (6,9-19,0)a

2,8 (1,1-7,1)

72,2 (64,4-78,9)

 
  1. Source: Prepared by the author
  2. Legend: 95% CI 95% Confidence Interval, BADLs Basic Activities of Daily Living, IADLs Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
  3. *p < 0.05 (Rao and Scott test)
  4. aStandard Residues> 1.96