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Table 1 Description of annual expenditures for medicine use according gender, PAL and walking. (São Paulo, 2015 [n = 806])

From: Expenditures of medicine use in hypertensive/diabetic elderly and physical activity and engagement in walking: cross secctional analysis of SABE Survey

 

Annual expenditures of medicine use-US$

Variable

Mean (CI 95%)-Median [25th- 75th]

Sum - ∑

All sample

85.40 (68.79–102.00) – 20.89 [15.05; 53.05]

73.386.09

Gender

 Men

84.90 (54.55–115.25) – 17.71 [3.22; 49.03]

25.553.35

 Woman

85.72 (66.65–14.79) – 21.69 [4.82; 54.64]

47.832.74

PAL

 Active

60.57 (43.83–77.32) – 16.67 [4.82; 43.42]

14.816.44

 Insufficiently active

95.07 (72.99–117.16) – 22.49 [4.82; 54.68]

58.569.66

Walking

 Yes

77.55 (59.57–95.54) – 17.71 [3.22; 44.97]

42.918.59

 No

102.03 (67.05–137.02) – 25.71 [6.41; 62.64]

30.467.51

Walking

 No Walking

102.03 (52.16–107.92) – 25.71 [6.41; 62.64]

30.467.51

 1–3 days

74.13 (55.32–92.94) – 20.89 [4.82; 57.87]

16.534.61

  ≥ 4 days

80.04 (67.19–137.02) – 17.67 [3.22; 41.79]

26.383.96

  1. Note: PAL Physical activity level, CI 95%– confidence interval 95%