Table 3

Estimation results for hospitalisation rates for ACSC using fixed effects by age group, 2009–2018, Brazil

0–64 years0–4 years5–19 years20–64 years
PMAQ−0.036***−0.094**−0.022**−0.035***
(−0.060 to −0.012)(−0.168 to −0.020)(−0.041 to −0.002)(−0.061 to −0.010)
Primary care coverage−0.099***−0.310***−0.060**−0.094***
(−0.168 to −0.030)(−0.513 to −0.107)(−0.115 to −0.005)(−0.164 to −0.025)
Education index−15.416−3.852−6.222−14.211
(−35.762 to 4.930)(−83.940 to 76.236)(−22.918 to 10.475)(−34.893 to 6.470)
GDP pc−0.000**−0.000−0.000***−0.000**
(−0.000 to −0.000)(−0.000 to 0.000)(−0.000 to −0.000)(−0.000 to −0.000)
Hospital beds0.868***1.233***0.598***0.944***
(0.648 to 1.088)(0.726 to 1.741)(0.422 to 0.775)(0.716 to 1.171)
Population density0.050***0.116***0.027***0.051***
(0.033 to 0.068)(0.070 to 0.162)(0.019 to 0.036)(0.027 to 0.076)
d20102.125***21.326***1.364**0.813
(0.820 to 3.430)(16.516 to 26.135)(0.121 to 2.608)(−0.552 to 2.177)
d2011−8.639***−33.807***−3.593***−6.076***
(−10.797 to −6.481)(−40.981 to −26.633)(−5.472 to −1.715)(−8.321 to −3.831)
d2012−14.275***−33.829***−6.628***−13.532***
(−16.697 to −11.854)(−41.749 to −25.910)(−8.687 to −4.569)(−16.030 to −11.034)
d2013−14.203***−40.734***−4.231***−14.385***
(−17.377 to −11.028)(−51.166 to −30.301)(−6.887 to −1.576)(−17.712 to −11.057)
d2014−16.127***−31.071***−4.868***−17.266***
(−19.382 to −12.872)(−41.703 to −20.439)(−7.565 to −2.171)(−20.660 to −13.873)
d2015−22.738***−51.696***−10.956***−21.952***
(−26.266 to −19.209)(−63.146 to −40.245)(−13.844 to −8.068)(−25.611 to −18.292)
d2016−25.988***−49.553***−13.376***−26.576***
(−29.765 to −22.210)(−61.821 to −37.286)(−16.463 to −10.289)(−30.505 to −22.646)
d2017−26.025***−55.007***−13.628***−26.021***
(−29.926 to −22.124)(−67.108 to −42.905)(−16.863 to −10.393)(−30.096 to −21.946)
d2018−26.903***−52.453***−17.569***−25.826***
(−30.923 to −22.884)(−64.799 to −40.107)(−20.797 to −14.340)(−30.041 to −21.611)
Constant126.447***299.922***70.074***123.592***
(110.679 to 142.215)(242.878 to 356.967)(57.171 to 82.977)(107.660 to 139.524)
Observations55 64055 64055 64055 640
R-squared0.0760.0320.0370.073
No of id5564556455645564
  • 95% CIs in brackets.

  • *P<0.1,**P<0.05,***P<0.01.

  • ACSCs, ambulatory care sensitive conditions; GDP, gross domestic product; PMAQ, Programme for Improving Primary Care Access and Quality.