Table 1.

Description of the sample of adults and elderly according to socioeconomic, demographic, behavioral and mental health variables. Rio Grande, Brazil, 2016 (n = 1,300).

Variable	n	%
Sex (N = 1,300)
Male	564	43.4
Female	736	56.6
Age groups (years) (N = 1,300)
20–39	508	39.1
40–59	477	36.7
≥ 60	315	24.2
Marital status (N = 1,300)
Single	602	46.3
Married, widowed, separated, divorced	698	53.7
Living alone (N = 1,299)
No	1,174	90.4
Yes	125	9.6
Schooling (years) (N = 1,298)
0 to 8	543	41.8
9 to 11	400	30.8
≥ 12	355	27.4
Assets index (tertiles) (N = 1,299)
Lower	447	34.4
Intermediate	419	32.3
Higher	433	33.3
Smoking (N = 1,300)
No smoker	733	56.4
Former smoker	333	25.6
Current smoker	234	18.0
Excessive alcohol consumption (N = 1,297)
No	1,145	88.3
Yes	152	11.7
Physical activity in leisure time (N = 1,295)
No	862	66.6
Yes	433	34.4
Perceived quality of diet (N = 1,297)
Very good or good	927	71.5
Regular or poor	370	28.5
Stress level (tertiles) (N = 1,295)
Lower	438	33.8
Intermediate	475	36.7
Higher	382	29.5
Obesity (N = 1,242)
No	948	76.3
Yes	294	23.7
Chronic back pain (N = 1,300)
No	1,032	79.4
Yes	268	20.6
Chronic respiratory disease (N = 1,279)
No	1.078	84.3
Yes	201	15.7
Arthritis or rheumatism (N = 1,300)
No	1.141	87.8
Yes	159	12.2
Hypertension (N = 1,299)
No	933	71.8
Yes	366	28.2
Diabetes (N = 1,296)
No	1.206	93.1
Yes	90	6.9
Self-rated health (N = 1,300)
Excellent or very good	278	21.4
Good	582	44.7
Regular or poor	440	33.9
Quality of life score (tertiles) (N = 1,295)
Lower	434	33.5
Intermediate	430	33.2
Higher	431	33.3
Depression (N = 1,300)
No	1,186	91.2
Yes	114	8.8
Sadness (N = 1,296)
No	1,179	91.0
Yes	117	9.0
Suicidal thought (N = 1,295)
No	1,210	93.4
Yes	85	6.6

Notes. N = number of valid responses per variable; n = absolute frequency per category; % = prevalence per category.