Table 4.
Crude association between functional dependency and type of social network, general characteristics, lifestyle and medical history of older adults (Bivariate analysis)
| Independent n = 2873 | Dependent n = 475 | Crude Prevalence ratio | Confidence interval at 95% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Type of social network | % | % | ||
| Diverse with community participation | 90.1 | 9.9 | 1.0 | |
| Diverse without community participation | 88.6 | 11.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 - 1.6 |
| Widowed | 82.0 | 18.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 - 2.5 |
| Nonfriends-restricted | 80.4 | 19.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 - 2.9 |
| Nonfamily-restricted | 82.8 | 17.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 - 2.7 |
| II. General characteristics | ||||
| Sex | ||||
| Men | 88.1 | 11.9 | 1.0 | |
| Women | 83.8 | 16.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 - 1.6 |
| Age | ||||
| <75 years | 90.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | |
| 75 years or more | 90.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 - 2.7 |
| Schooling, years, mean (SD) | 3.0 (2.2) | 2.5 (2.2) | 0.9 | 0.8 - 0.9 |
| State of residence* | ||||
| Central | 81.7 | 18.3 | 1.0 | |
| South | 88.0 | 12.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 - 0.8 |
| West | 85.8 | 14.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 - 0.9 |
| North | 86.8 | 13.2 | 0.7 | 0-5 - 0.9 |
| III. Lifestyle | ||||
| Physical activity | ||||
| Regular | 93.4 | 6.6 | 1.0 | |
| Irregular and physical inactivity | 82.3 | 17.7 | 2.7 | 2.1 - 3.4 |
| Diet | ||||
| Healthy diet | 87.3 | 12.7 | 1.0 | |
| Unhealthy diet | 81.2 | 18.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 -1.8 |
| Smoking | ||||
| No | 85.0 | 15.0 | 1.0 | |
| Yes | 87.1 | 12.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 -1.0 |
| IV. Self-rated health | ||||
| Positive | 93.6 | 6.4 | 1.0 | |
| Negative | 81.5 | 18.5 | 2.9 | 2.3 - 3.6 |
| V. Medical history | ||||
| Number of chronic diseases, mean (SD) | 1.2 (1.1) | 1.9 (1.2) | 1.4 | 1.4 - 1.5 |
| Depression | ||||
| Absent | 89.9 | 10.1 | 1.0 | |
| Probable depression | 74.1 | 25.9 | 2.6 | 2.1 - 3.1 |
| Established depression | 57.6 | 42.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 - 5.2 |