Comparison between two race/skin color classifications in relation to health-related outcomes in Brazil

Table 3 Explanatory model for use of health services in the last 12 months according to gender and to racial classification using IBGE categories and the skin color scale

Variables	Women			Men
IBGE	OR	CI 95%	Sig	OR	CI 95%	Sig
Age	1.00	0.99-1.01	0.60	1.00	0.99-1.01	0.58
Skin color (IBGE)
White	1.00	-	-	1.00	-	-
Brown	1.40	1.03-1.89	0.03	0.90	0.68-1.20	0.48
Black	0.91	0.56-1.48	0.70	088	0.58-1.33	0.54
Years of schooling	1.06	1.01-1.10	0.01	1.05	1.02-1.09	0.00
Consumer goods	1.08	1.00-1.12	0.04	1.09	1.03-1.17	0.01
Self-assessment of health status*	1.56	1.14-2.14	0.01	1. 63	1.22-2.18	0.00
Skin color scale
Age	1.00	0.99-1.01	0.71	1.00	0.99-1.01	0.59
Skin color scale	0.97	0.90-1.05	0.42	1.01	0.96-1.07	0.69
Years of schooling	1.06	1.01-1.10	0.01	1.05	1.02-1.09	0.00
Consumer goods	1.10	1.02-1.18	0.01	1.10	1.03-1.18	0.00
Self-assessment of health status*	1.55	1.13-2.15	0.01	1.63	1.21-2.19	0.00

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