Table 1 Descriptive statistics
Total | Reported using health care services | |||
Characteristics | n (%a) | n (%b) | C.I.95% | p value |
General population | 32365 (100.00) | 16226 (49.37) | 48.30 - 50.43 | |
Predisposing factors | ||||
Sex | ||||
Male | 14317 (47.43) | 5914 (40.64) | 39.07 - 42.20 | <0.001 |
Female | 18048 (52.56) | 10312 (57.24) | 55.84 - 58.65 | |
Age (in years) | ||||
18-24 | 4341 (16.55) | 1690 (40.17) | 37.28 - 43.06 | <0.001 |
25-34 | 7028 (21.90) | 3155 (42.35) | 40.09 - 44.61 | |
35-49 | 9013 (26.58) | 4063 (45.45) | 43.43 - 47.47 | |
50-64 | 6607 (19.82) | 3707 (57.56) | 55.29 - 59.83 | |
65 or more | 5376 (15.15) | 3611 (65.72) | 63.24 - 68.20 | |
Married or cohabitating? | ||||
Yes | 17281 (58.13) | 8579 (49.84) | 48.44 - 51.25 | 0.299 |
No | 15084 (41.87) | 7647 (48.70) | 47.07 - 50.33 | |
Educational level | ||||
Up to incomplete primary | 3561 (9.86) | 1909 (50.96) | 47.63 - 54.30 | 0.002 |
Complete primary and incomplete secondary | 12287 (38.27) | 5827 (45.66) | 43.90 - 47.42 | |
Complete secondary or more | 16517 (51.87) | 8490 (51.80) | 50.34 - 53.26 | |
Household size | ||||
1-3 members | 19124 (49.93) | 10351 (54.77) | 53.38 - 56.16 | <0.001 |
4-6 members | 11507 (42.41) | 5197 (45.09) | 43.36 - 46.83 | |
7 members or more | 1734 (7.66) | 678 (37.83) | 33.87 - 41.79 | |
Enabling factors | ||||
Type of health coveragec | ||||
Social security insurance | 19294 (56.96) | 10685 (54.55) | 53.16 - 55.95 | <0.001 |
Private insurance | 3622 (13.92) | 1958 (53.60) | 50.76 - 56.45 | |
Public insurance | 9147 (29.12) | 3454 (37.45) | 35.48 - 39.43 | |
Currently employed? | ||||
Yes | 20060 (62.69) | 9203 (44.91) | 43.57 - 46.25 | <0.001 |
No | 12305 (37.31) | 7023 (56.86) | 55.14 - 58.58 | |
Urban population | ||||
More than 1.5 million inhabitants | 2862 (37.33) | 1513 (50.23) | 48.02 - 52.44 | 0.091 |
Between 500,001 y 1.5 million inhabitants | 6093 (19.08) | 3171 (50.53) | 49.04 - 52.02 | |
Between 100,001 y 500,000 inhabitants | 11220 (16.76) | 5625 (48.50) | 47.20 - 49.79 | |
Between 5,000 y 100,000 inhabitants | 12190 (26.83) | 5917 (47.88) | 45.73 - 50.03 | |
Geographical region | ||||
Greater Buenos Aires | 2862 (37.33) | 1513 (50.23) | 48.02 - 52.44 | 0.101 |
Pampeana | 9618 (33.43) | 5000 (50.18) | 48.33 - 52.03 | |
Northwest | 6584 (10.24) | 3051 (45.29) | 43.77 - 46.81 | |
Northeast | 4014 (7.34) | 1973 (46.10) | 43.98 - 48.22 | |
Cuyo | 3339 (6.44) | 1686 (50.15) | 47.90 - 52.39 | |
Patagonica | 5948 (5.22) | 3003 (49.62) | 47.97 - 51.27 | |
Need factors | ||||
Self-perceived health status | ||||
Excellent | 3658 (12.08) | 1396 (38.26) | 35.30 - 41.22 | <0.001 |
Very good | 7477 (23.81) | 3282 (44.16) | 41.97 - 46.34 | |
Good | 13967 (42.86) | 6643 (46.58) | 44.94 - 48.22 | |
Regular | 6345 (18.11) | 4172 (64.55) | 62.21 - 66.90 | |
Bad | 918 (3.12) | 733 (82.12) | 77.44 - 86.80 | |
Problems with mobility? | ||||
Yes | 3752 (11.00) | 2713 (72.47) | 69.64 -75.31 | <0.001 |
No | 28613 (89.00) | 13513 (46.51) | 45.38 - 47.65 | |
Feeling lonely or depressed? | ||||
Yes | 16616 (52.58) | 8360 (49.54) | 48.04 - 51.04 | 0.264 |
No | 15166 (47.42) | 7429 (48.31) | 46.76 - 49.86 | |
Level of physical activity | ||||
Intense | 4522 (13.79) | 2011 (42.77) | 40.06 - 45.48 | <0.001 |
Moderate | 10107 (31.48) | 4969 (49.73) | 47.85 - 51.61 | |
Low | 17467 (54.73) | 9126 (51.00) | 49.52 - 52.48 | |
Pain or physical discomfort? | ||||
Yes | 7934 (24.06) | 5206 (65.64) | 63.68 - 67.61 | <0.001 |
No | 24431 (75.94) | 11020 (44.21) | 42.98 - 45.44 | |
Suffers from high blood pressure?d | ||||
Yes | 10275 (34.33) | 6318 (60.56) | 58.71 - 62.41 | <0.001 |
No | 18291 (65.67) | 8752 (47.42) | 46.02 - 48.82 | |
Suffers from diabetes mellitus?e | ||||
Yes | 3347 (9.80) | 2253 (68.52) | 65.49 - 71.56 | <0.001 |
No | 28885 (90.20) | 13941 (47.39) | 46.26 - 48.51 | |
Suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?f | ||||
Yes | 1408 (4.34) | 899 (62.80) | 57.72 - 67.88 | <0.001 |
No | 30904 (95.66) | 15302 (48.80) | 47.71 - 49.89 | |
Suffers from chronic kidney disease?g | ||||
Yes | 1782 (4.76) | 1149 (65.19) | 60.85 - 69.52 | <0.001 |
No | 30520 (95.24) | 15039 (48.55) | 47.46 - 49.65 | |
Numbers of chronic diseases suffered | ||||
None | 19332 (61.67) | 8312 (42.81) | 41.44 - 44.18 | <0.001 |
One | 9758 (29.03) | 5586 (55.84) | 53.92 - 57.77 | |
Two | 2814 (7.91) | 1983 (72.08) | 68.87 - 75.28 | |
Three or more | 461 (0.13) | 345 (75.82) | 67.71 - 83.93 | |