Table 1.
Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the studied sample (2015)
| Sex | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Women n (%) | Men n (%) | N = 6898 (%) | |
| n = 4094 (59.3%) | n = 2804 (40.6%) | ||
| Marital status* | |||
| Widower more than 11 years | 505 (12.2) | 95 (3.3) | 600 (8.6) |
| Widower from 4 to 11 years | 450 (10.9) | 146 (5.2) | 596 (8.6) |
| Widower less than 4 years | 292 (7.1) | 136 (4.8) | 428 (6.2) |
| Single in 2015 | 174 (4.2) | 56 (1.9) | 230 (3.3) |
| Separated or Divorced in 2015 | 498 (12.1) | 197 (7) | 695 (10) |
| With couple in 2015 | 2175 (53.1) | 2174 (77.5) | 4349 (63) |
| Age | |||
| 50–59 | 361 (8.8) | 22 (0.7) | 383 (5.5) |
| 60–69 | 1760 (42.9) | 1089 (38.8) | 2849 (41.3) |
| 70–79 | 1497 (36.5) | 1271 (45.3) | 2768 (40.1) |
| 80 and more | 476 (11.6) | 422 (15) | 898 (13) |
| Mean (SD) | 69.79 (7.79) | 72.41 (6.56) | 70.86 (7.43) |
| Education | |||
| 0 years | 722 (17.6) | 426 (15.2) | 1148 (16.6) |
| 1–4 years | 1324 (32.3) | 873 (31.1) | 2197 (31.8) |
| 5–9 years | 1678 (40.9) | 1052 (37.5) | 2730 (39.5) |
| More than 10 years | 370 (9) | 453 (16.1) | 823 (11.9) |
| Mean (SD) | 5.04 (5.04) | 5.82 (6.22) | 5.35 (5.56) |
| Socio-economic perception | |||
| Bad | 3110 (75.9) | 2146 (76.5) | 5256 (76.1) |
| Good | 984 (24) | 658 (23.4) | 1642 (23.8) |
| Current job | |||
| No | 3318 (81) | 1529 (54.5) | 4847 (70.2) |
| Yes | 776 (18.9) | 1275 (45.4) | 2051 (29.7) |
| Self-reported diseases | |||
| Hypertension | 1269 (18.5) | 2423 (35.1) | 3692 (53.5%) |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 657 (9.5) | 1179 (17) | 1836 (26.6%) |
| Heart Attack | 160 (2.3) | 157 (2.2) | 317 (4.6%) |
| Stroke | 64 (0.9) | 70 (1) | 134 (1.9%) |
| Other variables | |||
| Depressive symptoms | 667 (9.6) | 1512 (21.9) | 2179 (31.5%) |
| Life Satisfaction | 1187 (17.2) | 1569 (22.7) | 2756 (39.9%) |
| Attendance at religious services | 2252 (32.6) | 3604 (52.2) | 5856 (84.8%) |
| Health Services | 2568 (37.2) | 3847 (55.7) | 6415 (93%) |
| Make decisions on their own | 2243 (32.5) | 3239 (46.9) | 5482 (79.4%) |
| Not feeling isolated | 2293 (33.2) | 3137 (45.4) | 5430 (78.7%9 |
| Cognition (Rank, Mean, SD) | Min 0- max 87 43.22 (17.93) | Min 0- max 87 42.85 (17.29) | Min 0- max 87 43.07 (17.67) |
Source: Compilation based on the MHAS 2015.
*
The civil status section was built with the databases 2001, 2003, 2012 and 2015