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. 2019 Dec 5;19:225. doi: 10.1186/s12874-019-0850-5

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