Table 2.
Dependence cohort characteristics
| Dependence Cohort | Cuba | Dominican Republic | Mexico | Peru | Puerto Rico | Venezuela | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline sample (no needs for care at baseline) | 2225 | 1770 | 1807 | 1770 | 1714 | 1754 | 11,040 |
| Follow-up tracing | |||||||
| Interviewed (% of baseline sample) | 1679 (75.5%) | 1103 (62.3%) | 1352 (74.8%) | 1234 (69.7%) | 1174 (68.5%) | 1154 (65.8%) | 7696 (69.7%) |
| Deceased (% of baseline sample) | 386 (17.3%) | 345 (19.5%) | 159 (8.8%) | 97 (5.5%) | 176 (10.3%) | 139 (7.9%) | 1302 (11.8%) |
| Refused (% of baseline sample) | 12 (0.5%) | 39 (2.2%) | 164 (9.1%) | 273 (15.4%) | 5 (0.3%) | 217 (12.4%) | 710 (6.4%) |
| Lost (% of baseline sample) | 148 (6.7%) | 283 (16.0%) | 132 (7.3%) | 166 (9.4%) | 359 (20.9%) | 244 (13.9%) | 1332 (12.1%) |
| Participants contribute to competing risk analysis (% of baseline sample) | 2065 (92.8%) | 1448 (81.8%) | 1511 (83.6%) | 1331 (75.2%) | 1350 (78.8%) | 1293 (73.7%) | 8998 (81.5%) |
| Incidence dependencea | 271 (13.1%) | 376 (26.0%) | 209 (13.8%) | 156 (11.7%) | 276 (20.4%) | 238 (18.4%) | 1526 (17.0%) |
| Competing risk (dependence free death) | 78 (3.8%) | 202 (14.0%) | 66 (4.4%) | 55 (4.1%) | 116 (8.6%) | 80 (6.2%) | 597 (6.6%) |
| Person-years at risk for competing risk analysis (divided by two for incident dependence) | 8106.6 | 5800.9 | 4132.9 | 3928.2 | 5196 | 4944.1 | 32,108.7 |
| Incidence rate per 1000 person-years | 33.4 | 64.8 | 50.6 | 39.7 | 53.1 | 48.1 | 47.5 |
| Median person-years at risk for competing risk analysis (25th and 75th centile) | 4.1 (3.2–4.9) | 4.9 (2.5–5.1) | 3.0 (2.8–3.1) | 3.0 (2.4–3.7) | 4.2 (2.9–4.6) | 4.2 (3.5–4.6) | 3.7 (2.7–4.6) |
| For those contributing in competing risk analysis | |||||||
| Mean age at baseline (SD) | 74.4 (6.6) | 74.5 (7.0) | 73.9 (6.4) | 74.3 (7.1) | 75.2 (6.5) | 71.5 (6.1) | 74.0 (6.7) |
| Female Sex (%) | 1296 (62.8%) | 949 (65.5%) | 957 (63.3%) | 802 (60.3%) | 903 (66.9%) | 808 (62.5%) | 5715 (63.5%) |
| None or did not complete primary education (%) | 479 (23.2%) | 1028 (71.0%) | 1051 (69.6%) | 256 (19.2%) | 265 (19.6%) | 363 (28.1%) | 3442 (38.3%) |
| 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 (5.0–6.0) | 7.0 (7.0–7.0) | 6.0 (6.0–7.0) | 6.0 (5.0–7.0) |
| No limiting physical impairment (%) | 918 (44.5%) | 448 (30.9%) | 654 (43.3%) | 614 (46.1%) | 517 (38.3%) | 520 (40.2%) | 3671 (40.8%) |
| No stroke (%) | 1945 (94.2%) | 1347 (93.0%) | 1432 (94.8%) | 1279 (96.1%) | 1271 (94.1%) | 1231 (95.2%) | 8505 (94.5%) |
| No ICD10 depressive episode (%) | 1993 (96.5%) | 1269 (87.6%) | 1456 (96.4%) | 1273 (95.6%) | 1325 (98.1%) | 1241 (96.0%) | 8557 (95.1%) |
| No dementia (%) | 1969 (95.4%) | 1323 (91.4%) | 1426 (94.4%) | 1270 (95.4%) | 1299 (96.2%) | 1259 (97.4%) | 8546 (95.0%) |
| Q1 of healthy ageing (highest level) | 477 (23.1%) | 148 (10.2%) | 196 (13.0%) | 324 (24.3%) | 242 (17.9%) | 409 (31.6%) | 1796 (20.0%) |
| Self-rated health: very good | 236 (11.4%) | 207 (14.3%) | 299 (19.8%) | 284 (21.3%) | 116 (8.6%) | 215 (16.6%) | 1357 (15.1%) |
SD standard deviation, ICD International Classification of Diseases, aeither identified at follow-up interview or predicted from the informant deceased interview