Correction: Contextual and individual inequalities of multimorbidity in Brazilian adults: a cross-sectional national-based study

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Nunes BP, Chiavegatto Filho ADP, Pati S, et al. Contextual and individual inequalities of multimorbidity in Brazilian adults: a cross-sectional national-based study. BMJ Open 2017;7:e015885. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-015885. This article was previously published with some errors. ­ In table 1 and supplementary table 1, the percentages of the descriptive analyses, no full postestimation of complex sampling are performed resulting in minor discrepancies on decimal places. Absolute numbers are not affected. The issue didn’t affect the main results or the conclusions of the paper. The corrected numbers are displayed below. Table 1 Description of the sample and multimorbidity frequency. Brazil, 2013 Variables % originally published % corrected Sex  Male 44.9 47.1  Female 55.1 52.9 Age (in years)  18 to 29 24.3 26.1  30 to 39 21.0 21.6  40 to 49 18.8 18.1  50 to 59 16.8 16.2  60 to 69 10.8 10.2  70 to 79 5.7 5.4  80 or more 2.6 2.5 Skin color*  White 47.8 47.5  Black 9.2 9.2  Brown 41.7 42.0 Marital status  Without partner 38.4 38.8  With partner 61.6 61.2  Schooling (in years)  0 13.9 13.7  1-8 25.7 25.3  8-11 15.3 15.5  ≥12 45.2 45.5 Wealth index (in quintiles)  1º (High) 22.3 22.2  2º 22.4 22.4  3º 19.5 19.5  4º 21.0 21.0  5º (Low) 14.7 14.9 Private health plan  No 69.4 69.7  Yes 30.6 30.3  Geographical area  Urban 86.5 86.2  Rural 13.5 13.8 State-level education  High 37.2 37.2  Middle 32.4 32.4  Low 30.4 30.4 State-level income  High 36.0 36.0  Middle 30.0 30.1  Low 33.9 33.9  Total 100.0 100.0 Supplementary table 1 Individual prevalence, duration and number of comorbidities for each morbidity evaluated. Brazil, 2013 Morbidities Individual prevalence originally published Individual prevalence corrected % (95% CI) % (95% CI) High Blood Pressure 22.3 21.7 to 23.0 21.4 20.9 to 22.0 Spinal column problem 19.0 18.3 to 19.7 18.4 17.7 to 19.1 Hypercholesterolemia 8.4 8.0 to 8.8 8.1 7.7 to 8.4 Arthritis/rheumatism 6.7 6.4 to 7.1 6.4 6.1 to 6.8 Diabetes 6.5 6.2 to 6.9 6.2 5.9 to 6.6 Asthma/wheezy bronchitis 4.4 4.1 to 4.8 4.4 4.1 to 4.7 Depression 4.2 3.9 to 4.5 4.1 3.9 to 4.4 Worktorelated muscle-skeletal disorders 2.5 2.2 to 2.8 2.4 2.2 to 2.7 Cancer 1.9 1.7 to 2.2 1.8 1.7 to 2.0 Another heart disease 1.9 1.6 to 2.1 1.8 1.6 to 2.1 Stroke 1.6 1.4 to 1.8 1.5 1.4 to 1.7 Kidney problem 1.5 1.3 to 1.7 1.4 1.3 to 1.6 Heart attack 1.3 1.2 to 1.5 1.2 1.1 to 1.4 Heart failure 1.2 1.1 to 1.4 1.2 1.0 to 1.3 Bronchitis 1.0 0.8 to 1.1 1.0 0.8 to 1.1 Angina 0.8 0.7 to 0.9 0.8 0.7 to 0.9 Emphysema 0.5 0.4 to 0.6 0.4 0.3 to 0.5 Another lung disease 0.5 0.4 to 0.6 0.5 0.4 to 0.6 Bipolar disorder 0.4 0.3 to 0.5 0.4 0.3 to 0.5 Another mental disease 0.3 0.2 to 0.4 0.3 0.2 to 0.4 Schizophrenia 0.2 0.2 to 0.3 0.2 0.2 to 0.3 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) 0.2 0.1 to 0.2 0.2 0.1 to 0.2 In reference 17, the last names of the authors were abbreviated. They should read as follows: Souza-Junior PRB, Freitas MPS, Antonaci GA, et al. Sampling design for the National Health Survey, 2013. Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde 2015;24:207–16.