Access to high-cost medications for psoriatic arthritis in the National Health System in Brazil: the long path up to dispensation

Table 1 Profile of requests of medication for psoriatic arthritis at Belo Horizonte health region

Variables	Number	Percent
Proximal variables
Sex – Female	124	56.9
Race – White	95	54.0
Age in years	52.31 (12.37)
BMI in Kg/m²	27.20 (4.84)
Appraisal – Accepted	194	89.0
Correct/complete Documentation	194	89.0
Correct/complete examinations	194	89.0
Requested medications per class
Biological	144	68.2
Synthetic	40	19.0
Both	27	12.8
Medical Specialty
Rheumatology	161	74.2
Dermatology	42	19.4
General Practice	14	5.4
Type of Requesting Unit
General Practice	92	43.4
Hospital	69	32.6
Clinic/Center of Specialties	33	15.6
Other	18	8.5
Attends the SUS
Yes	77	36.3
No	135	63.7
Organization
Private	132	62.2
Public	61	28.8
Philanthropic	19	9.0
Distal variable
Persistent along 12 months	110	54.5
Mean Time of Persistence along 12 months	265.25 (128.18)

Italic: continuous variables, described by mean and standard deviation
Proximal variable = cross-sectional variables, collected in the administrative processes
Distal variables = longitudinal variable, collected after 12 months in the information systems

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