Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of the study sample and bivariate analysis.
| Physical performance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | N | % | Medium/
Good, n (%) |
Poor, n (%) | P value |
| Total | 407 | 100 | 226 (55.5) | 181 (44.5) | |
| Gender | <0.001 | ||||
| Female | 267 | 65.6 | 131 (49.1) | 136 (50.9) | |
| Male | 140 | 34.4 | 95 (67.9) | 45 (32.1) | |
| Age * | 73.0 ± 6.9 | 72.5 ± 6.8 | 73.6 ± 7.1 | 0.133 | |
| ≤70 years | 167 | 41.0 | 98 (58.7) | 69 (41.3) | 0.181 |
| 71–80 years | 176 | 43.3 | 99 (56.3) | 77 (43.7) | |
| >80 years | 64 | 15.7 | 29 (45.3) | 35 (54.7) | |
| Marital status | 0.680 | ||||
| Single | 42 | 10.3 | 26 (61.9) | 16 (38.1) | |
| Married | 237 | 58.2 | 130 (54.9) | 107 (45.1) | |
| Widowed/divorced | 128 | 31.5 | 70 (54.7) | 58 (45.3) | |
| Educational level | 0.003 | ||||
| No education/Incomplete elemental school | 335 | 82.3 | 174 (51.9) | 161 (48.1) | |
| Complete elemental school | 70 | 17.2 | 50 (71.4) | 20 (28.6) | |
| Complete high school | 2 | 0.5 | 2 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Live alone | |||||
| Yes | 91 | 22.4 | 62 (68.1) | 29 (31.9) | 0.006 |
| Time by foot from their home to the nearest
health center (in minutes) ** |
15 (10-30) | 15 (10-30) | 20 (15-25) | 0.026 | |
| Altitude (masl) ** | 3414 (3275-3511) | 3364 (3275-3445) | 3414 (3315-3511) | <0.001 | |
*Mean ± standard deviation. **Median (interquartile range).