Table 1.
Mortality cohort characteristics
| Mortality Cohort | Cuba | Dominican Republic | Mexico | Peru | Puerto Rico | Venezuela | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline sample (alive at baseline) | 2813 | 2011 | 2003 | 1933 | 2009 | 1965 | 12,734 |
| Vital status determined (% of baseline) | 2635 (93.7%) | 1706 (84.8%) | 1844 (92.1%) | 1752 (90.6%) | 1563 (77.8%) | 1697 (86.4%) | 11,197 (87.9%) |
| Interviewed (% of baseline sample) | 2007 (71.3%) | 1197 (59.5%) | 1459 (72.8%) | 1311 (67.8%) | 1265 (63.0%) | 1257 (64.0%) | 8496 (66.7%) |
| Deaths (% of those with vital status determined) | 608 (23.1%) | 467 (27.4%) | 209 (11.3%) | 152 (8.7%) | 298 (19.1%) | 200 (11.8%) | 1934 (17.3%) |
| Person years of follow-up | 10,844.6 | 7448.6 | 5366.7 | 5356.8 | 6474.3 | 7031.0 | 42,521.9 |
| Mortality rate per 1000 person-years | 56.1 | 62.7 | 38.9 | 28.4 | 46.0 | 28.4 | 45.5 |
| Median years of follow-up (25th and 75th centile) | 4.2 (3.5–5.0) | 5.0 (3.6–5.1) | 3.0 (2.9–3.1) | 3.0 (2.5–3.7) | 4.3 (3.7–4.7) | (4.0–4.8) | 3.9 (3.0–4.8) |
| Mean age at baseline (SD) | 75.2 (7.1) | 75.3 (7.5) | 74.3 (6.7) | 74.8 (7.4) | 76.3 (7.4) | 72.5 (6.9) | 74.8 (7.2) |
| Female Sex (%) | 1836 (65.3%) | 1325 (65.9%) | 1268 (63.3%) | 1183 (61.2%) | 1347 (67.0%) | 1252 (63.7%) | 8211 (64.5%) |
| None did not complete primary education (%) | 692 (24.6%) | 1414 (70.3%) | 1418 (70.8%) | 352 (18.2%) | 461 (22.9%) | 601 (30.6%) | 4938 (38.8%) |
| Median number of assets (25th–75th centile) | 6.0 (5.0–6.0) | 5.0 (4.0–6.0) | 6.0 (4.0–6.0) | 6.0 (6.0–6.0) | 7.0 (6.0–7.0) | 6.0 (6.0–7.0) | 6.0 (5.0–7.0) |
| No limiting physical impairment (%) | 1207 (42.9%) | 599 (29.8%) | 835 (41.7%) | 887 (45.9%) | 708 (35.2%) | 748 (38.1%) | 4984 (39.1%) |
| No stroke (%) | 2605 (92.6%) | 1842 (91.6%) | 1871 (93.4%) | 1825 (94.4%) | 1841 (91.6%) | 1846 (93.9%) | 11,830 (92.9%) |
| No ICD10 depressive episode (%) | 2671 (95.0%) | 1733 (86.2%) | 1911 (95.4%) | 1830 (94.7%) | 1962 (97.7%) | 1858 (94.6%) | 11,965 (94.0%) |
| No dementia (%) | 2517 (89.5%) | 1769 (88.0%) | 1823 (91.0%) | 1767 (91.4%) | 1765 (87.9%) | 1820 (92.6%) | 11,461 (90.0%) |
| Q1 of healthy ageing (highest level) | 660 (23.5%) | 199 (9.9%) | 274 (13.7%) | 482 (24.9%) | 347 (17.3%) | 576 (29.3%) | 2538 (19.9%) |
| Self-rated health: very good | 287 (10.2%) | 272 (13.5%) | 392 (19.6%) | 409 (21.2%) | 157 (7.8%) | 288 (14.7%) | 1805 (14.2%) |
SD standard deviation, ICD International Classification of Diseases