Table 2 |
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Characteristics of study participants (n = 503) |
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% (n) |
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Age (years) |
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75 - 79 |
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Women |
24.85 (125) |
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Men |
15.31 (77) |
|
80 - 84 |
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|
Women |
16.90 (85) |
|
Men |
13.12 (66) |
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≥ 85 |
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Women |
20.87 (105) |
|
Men |
8.95 (45) |
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Self-reported social status |
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Low |
10.14 (51) |
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Middle-low |
30.42 (153) |
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Middle |
51.29 (258) |
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Middle-high |
6.96 (35) |
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High |
1.19 (6) |
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Education |
|
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Illiterate |
9.74 (49) |
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Primary incomplete |
41.55 (209) |
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Primary complete |
34.19 (172) |
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Some secondary or higher |
14.51 (73) |
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Municipality size |
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1 - 10,000 inhabitants |
65.40 (329) |
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> 10,000 inhabitants |
34.60 (174) |
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Cognitive status (MMSE score) |
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< 24 |
19.48 (98) |
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≥ 24 |
80.52 (405) |
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Virués-Ortega et al. BMC Public Health 2011 11:176 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-11-176 |
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