Table 5.
Population attributable fractions (PAFs) for the contribution of healthy ageing and self-rated health to mortality and incident dependence
| Population attributable fraction (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Healthy ageing | Self-rated health | |
| Mortality | ||
| Cuba | 44.0% (34.7–52.0%) | 19.2% (11.3–26.5%) |
| Dominican Republic | 33.6% (17.2–46.8%) | 6.1% (−4.5–15.6%) |
| Mexico | 32.4% (4.8–52.0%) | 18.5% (4.6–30.4%) |
| Peru | 52.5% (31.2–67.3%) | 17.0% (−0.3–31.3%) |
| Puerto Rico | 51.0% (34.5–63.3%) | 19.8% (7.7–30.3%) |
| Venezuela | 49.1% (33.7–60.9%) | 30.0% (16.3–41.4%) |
| Weighted Mean | 43.6% | 18.4% |
| Incident dependence | ||
| Cuba | 57.7% (44.5–67.7%) | 16.8% (5.2–27.0%) |
| Dominican Republic | 58.0% (43.8–68.6%) | 7.4% (−3.6–17.3%) |
| Mexico | 61.4% (40.4–75.0%) | 18.3% (4.5–30.1%) |
| Peru | 64.8% (44.6–77.6%) | 24.6% (8.2–38.1%) |
| Puerto Rico | 58.6% (45.8–68.4%) | 6.7% (−5.2–17.3%) |
| Venezuela | 51.3% (38.2–61.6%) | 29.8% (18.1–39.9%) |
| Weighted Mean | 58.6% | 17.0% |
CI Confidence Interval, Results are adjusted for age, sex, education level, number of assets; weighted mean is calculated by considering the number of participants in each country