Table 2. Description of the sample interviewed in 2009/2010, and follow-up in 2013/2014. EpiFloripa Aging, Florianópolis, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil.
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| n | % | n | % | ||
| Sex | 0.553 | ||||
| Female | 1,088 | 63.9 | 778 | 71.5 | |
| Male | 614 | 36.1 | 419 | 68.2 | |
| Total | 1,702 | 100 | 1,197 | 70.3 | |
| Age group (years) | 0.003 | ||||
| 60 to 69 | 848 | 49.8 | 642 | 75.7 | |
| 70 to 79 | 615 | 36.1 | 436 | 70.9 | |
| 80 or more | 239 | 14.0 | 119 | 49.8 | |
| Total | 1,702 | 100 | 1,192 | 70.0 | |
| Marital status | 0.740 | ||||
| Married | 990 | 58.2 | 718 | 72.5 | |
| Single | 99 | 5.8 | 72 | 72.7 | |
| Divorced/Separated | 132 | 7.8 | 88 | 66.7 | |
| Widow | 481 | 28.3 | 319 | 66.3 | |
| Total | 1,702 | 100 | 1,197 | 70.3 | |
| Per capita income in quartiles | 0.753 | ||||
| Lower quartile | 426 | 25.0 | 298 | 70.0 | |
| 2nd Quartile | 435 | 25.6 | 288 | 66.2 | |
| 3rd Quartile | 424 | 24.9 | 301 | 71.0 | |
| Higher Quartile | 417 | 24.5 | 310 | 74.3 | |
| Total | 1,702 | 100 | 1,197 | 70.3 | |
| Education level | 0.445 | ||||
| No education | 158 | 9.3 | 93 | 58.9 | |
| 1 to 4 years | 595 | 35.1 | 430 | 72.3 | |
| 5 to 8 years | 307 | 18.1 | 199 | 64.8 | |
| 9 to 11 years | 241 | 14.2 | 180 | 74.7 | |
| 12 years or more | 339 | 23.2 | 292 | 86.1 | |
| Total | 1,694 | 100 | 1,194 | 70.5 | |
| Cognitive impairment a | 0.923 | ||||
| Absence of probable cognitive impairment | 1,244 | 73.7 | 875 | 70.3 | |
| Presence of probable cognitive impairment | 443 | 26.3 | 309 | 69.8 | |
| Total | 1,690 | 100 | 1,184 | 70.1 | |
| Dependence on Activities of Daily Living (ADL) b | 0.068 | ||||
| Zero | 457 | 26.9 | 336 | 73.5 | |
| 1 to 3 | 708 | 41.6 | 531 | 75.0 | |
| 4 or more | 537 | 31.6 | 330 | 61.5 | |
| Total | 1,702 | 100 | 1,197 | 70.3 | |