Table 1.
Characteristics of Atahualpa residents aged ≥ 60 years across categories of social risk and SARS-CoV-2 serological status (univariate analyses)
| Variable | Total series (n = 319) | Social determinants of health | SARS-CoV-2 serological status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low social risk (n = 217) | High social risk (n = 102) | p value | Seronegative (n = 178) | Seropositive (n = 141) | p value | ||
| Age, years (mean ± SD) | 70.5 ± 7.8 | 69.2 ± 6.8 | 73.4 ± 9 | < 0.001* | 70.9 ± 8.4 | 70 ± 7.1 | 0.310 |
| Female, n (%) | 187 (59) | 118 (54) | 69 (68) | 0.025* | 103 (58) | 84 (60) | 0.7548 |
| Primary school education, n (%) | 240 (75) | 152 (70) | 88 (86) | 0.002* | 128 (72) | 112 (79) | 0.122 |
| Heavy alcohol intake, n (%) | 52 (16) | 37 (17) | 15 (15) | 0.597 | 28 (16) | 24 (17) | 0.757 |
| Current smoker, n (%) | 12 (4) | 9 (4) | 3 (3) | 0.597 | 7 (4) | 5 (4) | 0.857 |
| Body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2, n (%) | 74 (23) | 53 (24) | 21 (21) | 0.449 | 40 (22) | 34 (24) | 0.730 |
| Poor physical activity, n (%) | 21 (7) | 8 (4) | 13 (13) | 0.002* | 16 (9) | 5 (4) | 0.052 |
| Poor diet, n (%) | 13 (4) | 4 (2) | 9 (9) | < 0.001* | 9 (5) | 4 (3) | 0.319 |
| Blood pressure ≥ 140/90 mmHg, n (%) | 134 (42) | 85 (39) | 49 (48) | 0.134 | 78 (44) | 56 (40) | 0.461 |
| Fasting glucose ≥ 126 mg/dl, n (%) | 92 (29) | 60 (28) | 32 (31) | 0.494 | 48 (27) | 44 (31) | 0.407 |
| Total cholesterol ≥ 240 mg/dl, n (%) | 45 (14) | 32 (15) | 13 (13) | 0.632 | 18 (10) | 27 (19) | 0.021* |
*Statistically significant result