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. 2013 Feb 1;131(1):13–18. doi: 10.1590/S1516-31802013000100003

Table 2. Comparison between the clusters according to sociodemographic and clinical variables (n = 145).

Variables Group 1 (n = 46) Group 2 (n = 94) P-value*
n % n %
Gender
Male 39 47.8% 13 44.6% < 0.001
Female 7 52.2% 81 55.4%
Marital status
Yes 30 65.2% 31 44.6% < 0.001
No 16 34.7% 63 55.4%
Age group
60-74 years 22 47.8% 42 44.6% 0.173
³ 75 years 24 52.2% 52 55.4%
Poor vision
No 21 45.6% 56 58.6% 0.174
Yes 12 54.3% 35 41.3%
Associated illnesses
0-4 18 39.1% 31 32.9% 0.474
³ 5 28 60.9% 63 67.1%
Number of medications
0-4 21 45.6% 27 28.7% 0.083
³ 5 25 54.3% 64 71.2%

*Chi-square test; P-value < 0.05.