Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of Spanish people 50–70 years (n = 27,821) in the period 2009–2017.
| Characteristics n (%) |
2009 n = 6381 (%) |
2011/12 n = 6252 (%) |
2014 n = 7146 (%) |
2017 n = 8042 (%) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||||
| Men | 2871 (45) | 2902 (46.4) | 3338 (46.7) | 3829 (47.6) | |
| Women | 3510 (55) | 3350 (53.6) | 3808 (53.3) | 4213 (52.4) | 0.107 |
| Nationality | |||||
| Spanish | 6197 (97) | 6045 (96.7) | 6931 (97) | 27,726 (96.1) | 0.358 |
| Foreigner | 184 (3) | 207 (3.3) | 215 (3) | 316 (3.9) | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 748 (11.7) | 784 (12.6) | 961 (13.5) | 1103 (13.7) | <0.001 |
| Married | 4335 (67.9) | 4182 (66.9) | 4655 (65.2) | 5301 (65.9) | |
| Widowed | 752 (11.9) | 688 (11) | 751 (10.6) | 707 (8.8) | |
| Separated | 244 (3.8) | 255 (4.1) | 279 (3.9) | 303 (3.8) | |
| Divorced | 297 (4.7) | 335 (5.4) | 486 (6.8) | 603 (7.6) | |
| Level of education | <0.001 | ||||
| Without studies | 1231 (19.3) | NR | 741 (10.3) | 717 (8.9) | |
| Primary | 2295 (36) | 2294 (32.1) | 1872 (23.3) | ||
| Secondary/PT | 1992 (31.2) | 2933 (41) | 4124 (51.3) | ||
| University | 856 (13.5) | 1178 (16.6) | 1329 (16.5) | ||
| Social Class | |||||
| Class I and II | NR | 1160 (19.1) | 1407 (20) | 1376 (17.4) | 0.348 |
| Class III and IV | 2104 (34.7) | 2439 (34.8) | 2752 (34.9) | ||
| Class V and VI | 2802 (46.2) | 3173 (45.2) | 3764 (47.7) | ||
| Body Mass Index | |||||
| Insufficient | 32 (0.5) | 48 (0.8) | 65 (0.9) | 82 (1) | <0.001 |
| Normal weight | 1924 (30.2) | 1848 (29.6) | 2387 (33.4) | 2657 (33.0) | |
| Overweight | 2696 (42.3) | 2507 (40.1) | 2910 (40.7) | 3354 (41.7) | |
| Obesity | 1324 (20.8) | 1358 (21.7) | 1508 (21.1) | 1667 (20.7) | |
| No answer | 405 (6.2) | 491 (7.8) | 276 (3.9) | 282 (19.4) | |
| Self-perceived health status | |||||
| Very good | 608 (9.5) | 703 (11.2) | 831 (11.5) | 963 (12) | |
| Good | 3095 (48.5) | 3124 (50) | 3554 (50) | 4112 (51.1) | <0.001 |
| Regulate | 1836 (28.8) | 1709 (27.3) | 1926 (27) | 2136 (26.6) | |
| Bad | 650 (10.2) | 590 (9.4) | 609 (8.5) | 646 (8) | |
| Very bad | 192 (3) | 126 (2) | 226 (3.1) | 185 (2.3) | |
| Hemorrhoids* | |||||
| Yes | NR | 502 (66.7) | 558 (63) | 582 (69.1) | <0.031 |
| No | 251 (33.3) | 326 (37) | 260 (30.9) | ||
| Constipation* | |||||
| Yes | NR | 393 (92) | 403 (91.6) | 359 (91.1) | <0.715 |
| No | 34 (8) | 36 (8.4) | 35 (8.9) | ||
| Chronic or long-term illness | |||||
| Yes | 4351 (68.2) | 3641(58.2) | 5417 (76) | 6274 (78) | <0.001 |
| No | 2025 (31.8) | 2606 (41.8) | 1725 (24) | 166 (22) |
PT, professional training; * In the last 12 months; NR: Not registered.