TABLE 1.

Demographic characteristics of participants with movement disorders in Cabo Verde, 2024 (N = 110).

Characteristic	N (%)
Current age (mean ± SD)	67.6 ± 14.5 years
<30 years	2 (2.3%)
31–50 years	9 (10.5%)
51–70 years	40 (46.5%)
>70 years	35 (40.7%)
Age at diagnosis (mean ± SD)	61.0 ± 16.2 years
<30 years	2 (3.2%)
31–50 years	12 (19.4%)
51–70 years	30 (48.4%)
>70 years	18 (29.0%)
Male sex	59 (53.6%)
Marital status
Married	33 (30.0%)
Single	29 (26.4%)
Not reported	48 (43.6%)
Type of residence
Own home	82 (74.5%)
Residential facility	1 (1.0%)
Not reported	27 (24.6%)
Residence area
Urban	66 (60.0%)
Rural	39 (35.5%)
Not reported	5 (4.6%)
Sotavento region of residence	66 (60.6%)
Island of residence
Santiago	64 (58.7%)
São vicente	24 (22.0%)
Santo antão	15 (13.8%)
Sal	2 (1.8%)
Fogo	2 (1.8%)
Boa vista	1 (0.9%)
São nicolau	1 (0.9%)
Health insurance
Yes	73 (66.4%)
No	18 (16.4%)
Uncertain	8 (7.3%)
Not reported	11 (10.0%)
INPS	66 (61.1%)
Other insurance	9 (8.3%)
Not reported	33 (30.6%)
Education level
Primary (4th grade)	27 (24.8%)
Secondary (liceu)	9 (8.3%)
Bachelor’s degree	10 (9.2%)
Postgraduate	8 (7.3%)
Not reported	55 (50.5%)
Main occupation
Employed	21 (19.1%)
Retired	38 (34.6%)
Unemployed due to illness	7 (6.4%)
Not working	5 (4.6%)
Not reported	39 (35.5%)
Monthly household income
≤10 000 ECV	8 (7.5%)
11–50 000 ECV	11 (10.3%)
51–100 000 ECV	11 (10.3%)
>101 000 ECV	9 (8.4%)
Not reported	68 (60.6%)
Household size (mean ± SD)	2.3 ± 2.6 persons

SD, standard deviation; INPS, Instituto Nacional de Previdência Social [National Social Security Institute]; ECV, Cabo Verdean Escudo. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding and missing data. 'Not reported' refers to participants who did not provide information for that variable.