Table 2

Results of hospitalisation coefficients and p values for model 1 of the socioeconomic variable for all MHUs and FHS model MHUs, Curitiba (PR), Brazil

Socioeconomic variablesTotalHACSCsHFAnginaBP
Coeff.p ValueCoeff.p ValueCoeff.p ValueCoeff.p ValueCoeff.p Value
Total (n=109 MHUs)
Lit.Rt (%) −55.0* <0.001 ..−0.10.861−0.10.801 −1.7* <0.001
Income (R$ 100.00) −5.2 0.129 −1.2* <0.001 −0.2* 0.007 −0.10.347−0.10.382
Perc.House (%)..........
Pop. Perc. (%)..0.20.504......
FHS model MHUs (n=64)
Lit.Rt (%) −42.5* 0.001 −3.4* 0.006 −0.5 0.059 .. −1.7* 0.002
Income (R$ 100.00)2.20.688−0.40.440−0.10.784−0.10.8040.10.535
Perc. House (%)......−0.10.480..
Pop. Perc. (%)..........
  • * (bold) Value p<0.05.

  • (italic) Value p<0.20.

  • BP, bacterial pneumonia; FHS, family health strategy; HACSCs, hospitalisation for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions; HF, heart failure; Income, per capita income; Lit. Rt, literacy rate in the population aged ≥10 years; MHU, municipal health unit; Perc. House, percentage of households with a per capita income below minimum wage; Pop. Perc., percentage of blacks, mulattos and native Brazilians.