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. 2019 Sep 10;8:59. Originally published 2019 Jan 15. [Version 2] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.17513.2

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).