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. 2024 Mar 18;17:1337–1357. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S449213

Table 1.

Description of Study Sociodemographic Variables in the Sample

Variables Valid n for variable* n %
Age (years) n=37,558
18–39 1010 2.7
40–60 10,653 28.4
> 60 25,895 68.9
Sex n=37,558
Female 27,289 72.7
Male 10,269 27.3
Education level n=31,034
Illiterate 4662 12.4
Elemental 18,366 48.9
Secondary 7536 20.1
Technical education 299 0.8
Undergraduate 142 0.4
Graduate 29 0.1
Marital status n=37,062
Single 15,269 40.7
Divorced 1548 4.1
Free union 4005 10.7
Married 13,017 34.7
Widow/Widower 3223 8.6
Ethnicity n=37,557
General population 33,182 88.3
Afrodescendant 854 2.3
Indigenous 145 0.4
Palenquero 143 0.4
Raizal 3091 8.2
ROM 142 0.4
Residential area n=37,556
Urban 35,369 94.2
Rural 2187 5.8
Alcohol consumption n=35,544
Yes 1646 4.4
No 33,898 90.3
Smoking n=35,544
Yes 4193 11.2
No 31,351 83.5
Physical activity n=35,544
Yes 10,966 29.2
No 24,578 65.4

Notes: *Valid n means number of individuals with data available for that specific variable.