Table 3. Inferential analysis of the independent variables and presence of reported chronic diseases.
| Variables | Reported chronic diseases | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No n (%) |
Yes n (%) |
Total n (%) |
p value | ||
| Age range | >0.005 | ||||
| 60-70 | 17 (70.8) | 148 (54.2) | 165 (62.5) | ||
| Over 70 | 7 (29.1) | 129 (45.7) | 136 (37.4) | ||
| Sex | >0.005 | ||||
| Male | 13 (54.1) | 116 (42.4) | 129(43.4 | ||
| Female | 11 (45.8) | 161 (57.6) | 172 (56.6) | ||
| ESF | >0.005 | ||||
| Adolfo Groth | 10(41.6) | 138 (50.6) | 148 (49.8) | ||
| Planaltina | 14 (58.3) | 139 (49.4) | 153 (51.1) | ||
| Chronic use of medication | *<0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 0 | 212 (86.0) | 212 (79.1) | ||
| No | 24 (100.0) | 65 (13.0) | 89 (20.9) | ||
| Ethnicity | 0.470 | ||||
| White | 15(62.5) | 181 (65.3) | 196 (65.1) | ||
| Black, “Negro”, Indigenous, and Asian | 9 (37.5) | 96 (34.7) | 105 (34.9) | ||
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 11 (45.8) | 143(51.6) | 154 (51.2) | 0.370 | |
| Separated, divorced, widow (ed) and single | 13 (54.2) | 134 (48.4) | 147 (48.8) | ||
| Religion | 0.240 | ||||
| Catholic | 18 (75.0) | 229 (82.7) | 247 (82.1) | ||
| Protestant, Evangelical, Spiritist, Budist | 6 (25.0) | 48 (17.3) | 54 (17.9) | ||
| Residents per household | 0.371 | ||||
| 1-3 | 17 (70.8) | 210 (75.8) | 227 (75.4) | ||
| 4-6 | 7 (29.2) | 67(21.2) | 74 (24.6) | ||
| Type of house | 0.515 | ||||
| Own | 22(91.7) | 258 (93.1) | 280 (93.0) | ||
| Rented, donated, or borrowed | 2 (8.3) | 19 (6.9) | 21 (7.0) | ||
| Live alone | 0.241 | ||||
| Yes | 7 (29.2) | 58 (20.9) | 65(21.6) | ||
| No | 219 (79.1) | 17 (70.8) | 236 (78.4) | ||
| Receives help from someone | 0.398 | ||||
| Yes | 15(62.5) | 186 (67.1) | 201 (66.8) | ||
| No | 9 (37.5) | 91 (33.9) | 100 (33.2) | ||
*
p<0.05.
Statistically significant relation.
ESF: Family Health Strategy program.