Table 1. Selected characteristics by research centre and total.
ELSA-Brasil, 2008–2010.
| Variables | Salvador | Vitória | Belo Horizonte | Rio de Janeiro | São Paulo | Porto Alegre | Overall | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 938 | 556 | 1473 | 1574 | 4289 | 503 | 9333 | - |
| Color/Race, N(%) | ||||||||
| White | 180 (19.2) | 249 (44.8) | 731 (49.6) | 871 (55.3) | 2691 (62.7) | 370 (73.6) | 5092 (54.6) | <0.001* |
| Brown | 424 (45.2) | 250 (45.0) | 561 (38.1) | 489 (31.1) | 971 (22.6) | 51 (10.1) | 2746 (29.4) | |
| Black | 334 (35.6) | 57 (10.3) | 181 (12.3) | 214 (13.6) | 627 (14.6) | 82 (16.3) | 1495 (16.0) | |
| Educational level, N(%) | ||||||||
| Completed secondary | 513 (54.7) | 244 (43.9) | 639 (43.4) | 478 (30.4) | 2446 (57.0) | 273 (54.3) | 4593 (49.2) | <0.001* |
| University or + | 425 (45.3) | 312 (56.1) | 834 (56.6) | 1096 (69.6) | 1843 (43.0) | 230 (45.7) | 4740 (50.8) | |
| Sex, N(%) | ||||||||
| M | 431 (45.9) | 274 (49.3) | 667 (45.3) | 754 (47.9) | 1983 (46.2) | 200 (39.8) | 4309 (46.2) | 0.025* |
| F | 507 (54.1) | 282 (50.7) | 806 (54.7) | 820 (52.1) | 2306 (53.8) | 303 (60.2) | 5024 (53.8) | |
| Income (USD), N(%) | ||||||||
| <500.00 | 435 (46.5) | 221 (39.8) | 541 (36.8) | 313 (19.9) | 1833 (42.9) | 189 (37.7) | 3532 (38.0) | <0.001* |
| 501.00 to 1000.00 | 292 (31.2) | 201 (36.2) | 531 (36.1) | 668 (42.5) | 1358 (31.8) | 171 (34.1) | 3221 (34.6) | |
| >1000.00 | 208 (22.2) | 133 (24.0) | 398 (27.1) | 591 (37.6) | 1079 (25.3) | 141 (28.1) | 2550 (27.4) | |
| Age | ||||||||
| median (IQR) | 54 (47–61) | 53 (46.8–60) | 51 (45–57) | 49 (44–54) | 50 (45–57) | 50 (45–57) | 50 (45–57) | <0.001** |
| African ancestry proportion | ||||||||
| median (IQR) | 38 (17.5–60.5) | 13.5 (4.1–27.5) | 16.1 (7.5–31.1) | 16 (6.6–30.3) | 17.5 (6–35.1) | 6.9 (1.4–16.5) | 17.2 (6.4–35.4) | <0.001** |
| European ancestry proportion | ||||||||
| median (IQR) | 53.1 (31.4–73.6) | 74.6 (56–87.5) | 75.8 (60.2–85.7) | 69.4 (47–83.2) | 67.6 (37.2–84.6) | 82.2 (61.5–90.4) | 69.7 (43.8–84.6) | <0.001** |
| Amerindian ancestry proportion | ||||||||
| median (IQR) | 6.9 (3.8–10.6) | 9.5 (5.7–14.9) | 6.7 (3.7–9.9) | 12.1 (7.5–18.8) | 12 (6.5–20.4) | 9.9 (5.3–16.4) | 9.9 (5.5–16.5) | <0.001** |
| Brown/Black proportion*** | ||||||||
| median (IQR) | 75.1 (56.9–85.3) | 41.7 (29.4–60.6) | 42.8 (25.7–59.1) | 31.2 (16.6–49.8) | 24.3 (11.7–41.7) | 11.9 (5.8–24.8) | 32.9 (16–52.5) | <0.001** |
*Chisq test
**Kruskal-Wallis test
***by census tracts