Table 3 Type of health service used by disease, sex and BMI category (n = 59,402). PNS, Brazil, 2013
From: Obesity and health service utilization in Brazil: data from the National Health Survey
Type of health service used due to the diseases | Disease Diagnosed | Male | Female | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BMI Categorya | BMI Categorya | ||||||||||||
Under/Normal weightb | Overweight | Obesity | Under/Normal weightb | Overweight | Obesity | ||||||||
% | 95%CI | % | 95%CI | % | 95%CI | % | 95%CI | % | 95%CI | % | 95%CI | ||
Routine visits to doctor or health service | SAH | 5.9 | 5.2–6.6 | 10.7 | 10.0–11.8 | 18.6 | 16.5–20.7 | 8.3 | 7.5–9.1 | 16.8 | 15.6–18.1 | 25.1 | 23.6–26.7 |
DM | 2.2 | 1.7–2.6 | 3.6 | 2.8–4.3 | 6.6 | 5.3–7.8 | 2.5 | 2.1–2.9 | 5.7 | 4.9–6.4 | 8.1 | 7.1–9.0 | |
SAH and DM | 2.2 | 1.8–2.8 | 3.9 | 3.2–4.8 | 7.2 | 6.0–8.6 | 2.7 | 2.3–3.2 | 6.3 | 5.5–7.1 | 9.7 | 8.6–10.8 | |
Exams done | SAH | 7.8 | 7.0–8.6 | 12.8 | 11.7–13.9 | 23.7 | 21.5–25.9 | 9.4 | 8.6–10.3 | 19.1 | 17.8–20.4 | 27.6 | 26.0–29.3 |
DM | 2.8 | 2.2–3.3 | 4.4 | 3.6–5.2 | 8.0 | 6.6–9.3 | 2.8 | 2.3–3.2 | 6.1 | 5.3–6.8 | 8.6 | 7.6–9.6 | |
SAH and DM | 2.9 | 2.4–3.5 | 4.6 | 3.9–5.5 | 8.7 | 7.4–10.2 | 3.0 | 2.6–3.5 | 6.8 | 6.0–7.6 | 9.6 | 8.6–10.7 | |
Referral to specialistc | SAH | 5.4 | 4.7–6.1 | 9.8 | 8.8–10.9 | 17.3 | 15.3–19.3 | 6.4 | 5.6–7.2 | 13.7 | 12.6–14.8 | 18.4 | 17.1–19.8 |
DM | 1.7 | 1.2–2.1 | 2.8 | 2.2–3.4 | 4.9 | 3.8–6.0 | 1.4 | 1.1–1.7 | 3.6 | 3.0–4.2 | 5.4 | 4.6–6.2 | |
SAH and DM | 2.0 | 1.6–2.6 | 3.2 | 2.6–4.0 | 6.0 | 4.9–7.3 | 1.7 | 1.3–2.0 | 4.7 | 4.1–5.5 | 6.9 | 6.1–7.8 | |
Hospitalization | SAH | 1.4 | 1.1–1.8 | 2.3 | 1.7–2.8 | 4.6 | 3.4–5.8 | 1.9 | 1.5–2.2 | 3.8 | 3.2–4.4 | 6.4 | 5.5–7.2 |
DM | 0.7 | 0.4–0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4–1.0 | 1.4 | 0.8–2.0 | 0.6 | 0.4–0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6–1.2 | 1.4 | 0.9–1.8 | |
SAH and DM | 0.8 | 0.5–1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7–1.3 | 2.3 | 1.6–3.2 | 0.8 | 0.6–1.0 | 2.0 | 1.6–2.5 | 3.2 | 2.5–4.0 | |