Table 2. Medical background, functional assessment and cognitive evaluation in 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) | |
| Medical background | |||||
| Falls in the last year | <0.001 | ||||
| None | 145 | 35.7 | 117 (80.7) | 28 (19.3) | |
| At least 1 | 261 | 64.3 | 108 (41.4) | 153 (58.6) | |
| Hospitalizations | 0.041 | ||||
| None | 358 | 88.2 | 205 (57.3) | 153 (42.7) | |
| At least 1 | 48 | 11.8 | 20 (41.7) | 28 (58.3) | |
| Tobacco consumption | <0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 49 | 12.0 | 15 (30.6) | 34 (69.4) | |
| Alcohol consumption | <0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 116 | 28.5 | 41 (35.3) | 75 (64.7) | |
| Coca leaf consumption | 0.981 | ||||
| Yes | 74 | 18.2 | 41 (55.4) | 33 (44.6) | |
| Number of drugs used * | 1 (0-2) | 0 (0-1) | 1 (0-3) | <0.001 | |
| Polypharmacy | <0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 13 | 3.2 | 1 (7.7) | 12 (92.3) | |
| Comorbidities * | 0 (0-1) | 0 (0-1) | 1 (0-1) | 0.076 | |
| HBP | 44 | 10.8 | 23 (52.3) | 21 (47.7) | 0.645 |
| COPD | 16 | 3.9 | 10 (62.5) | 6 (37.5) | 0.567 |
| DM2 | 31 | 7.6 | 16 (51.6) | 15 (48.4) | 0.648 |
| Low back pain | 75 | 18.4 | 43 (57.3) | 32 (42.7) | 0.728 |
| BMI | <0.001 | ||||
| Malnutrition | 3 | 0.7 | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | |
| Normal | 162 | 39.8 | 108 (66.7) | 54 (33.3) | |
| Overweight | 133 | 32.7 | 73 (54.9) | 60 (45.1) | |
| Obesity | 109 | 26.8 | 43 (39.5) | 66 (60.5) | |
| Functional assessment | |||||
| Barthel Index * | 0 (0-95) | 70 (0-95) | 0 (0-95) | 0.021 | |
| Independent | 69 | 17.0 | 48 (69.6) | 21 (30.4) | 0.011 |
| Dependent | 337 | 83.0 | 178 (52.8) | 159 (47.2) | |
| Social support | <0.001 | ||||
| Always | 182 | 45.1 | 134 (73.6) | 48 (26.4) | |
| Sometimes/never | 222 | 54.9 | 89 (40.1) | 133 (59.9) | |
| Urinary incontinence | <0.001 | ||||
| Positive | 116 | 32.1 | 42 (36.2) | 74 (63.8) | |
| Exhaustion | <0.001 | ||||
| Positive | 156 | 45.2 | 72 (46.2) | 84 (53.8) | |
| Psychological and Cognitive Assessment | |||||
| Depressive symptoms | <0.001 | ||||
| Positive | 150 | 36.9 | 62 (41.3) | 88 (58.7) | |
| Pffeifer Questionnaire | <0.001 | ||||
| No impairment | 291 | 71.5 | 200 (68.7) | 91 (31.3) | |
| Mild impairment | 100 | 24.6 | 22 (22.0) | 78 (78.0) | |
| Moderate impairment | 16 | 3.9 | 4 (25.0) | 12 (75.0) | |
*Median (interquartile range). HBP, high blood pressure; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. DM2, diabetes mellitus type 2; BMI, body mass index.