Table 1. Socioeconomic characteristics of participants from Brazil and Portugal.
| Socioeconomic Aspects | Brazil (n = 100) | Portugal (n = 50) | Total (n = 150) | p a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Gender | Woman | 73 (73.0) | 41 (25.6) | 114 (76.0) | 0.224 |
| Man | 27 (27.0) | 9 (18.0) | 36 (24.0) | ||
| Age range, yr | 65–80 | 89 (89.0) | 43 (86.0) | 132 (88.0) | 0.594 |
| 81–100 | 11 (11.0) | 7 (14.0) | 18 (12.0) | ||
| Marital status | Married/cohabitating | 49 (49.0) | 28 (56.0) | 77 (51.3) | 0.419 |
| Single/widowed/divorced | 51 (51.0) | 22 (44.0) | 73 (48.7) | ||
| Educational entertainment, yr | ≤ 5 | 79 (79.0) | 26 (52.0) | 105 (70.0) | 0.001 |
| > 5 | 21 (21.0) | 24 (48.0) | 45 (30.0) | ||
| Lives alone | Yes | 14 (14.0) | 19 (38.0) | 33 (22.0) | 0.001 |
| No | 86 (86.0) | 31 (62.0) | 117 (78.0) | ||
| Household income, b minimum wage | ≤ 1 | 42 (42.0) | 50 (100.0) | 92 (61.3) | <0.001c |
| > 1 | 58 (58.0) | 0 (0.0) | 58 (38.7) | ||
a Pearson’s chi-squared test;
b Minimum wage, BRL 954.00 (BRL) in Brazil/€618.00 (EUR) in Portugal (2018);
c Fisher’s exact test.