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. 2021 Jan 18;8:611998. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.611998

Table 1.

Caribbean Hispanics Islands population characteristics and 10/66 cohort profile.

Cuba Dominican Republic Puerto Rico
Population Size, (No) millions 11.1 10.6 3.2
Over age 65, (%) 15 7 15
Life expectancy at birth (years) 80 74 80
Fertility rate (birth per woman) 1.7 2.4 1.1
10/66 baseline characteristics
Participants, No 2813 2011 2009
Response Rate (%) 94 95 93
Age (years), No (%)
65-69 715 (25.5) 533 (26.5) 414 (20.6)
70-74 747(26.6) 520 (25.9) 456 (22.7)
75-79 618 (22.0) 396 (19.7) 483 (24.0)
>79 726 (25.9) 561 (27.9) 656 (12.0)
Gender (F), No (%) 1836 (65.3) 1325 (66) 1347 (67.3)
Dementia, No (%) 292 (10.4) 235 (11.7) 233 (11.6)
Mild Cognitive Impairment, No (%) 42 (1.5) 26 (1.3) 68 (3.4)
Stroke, No (%) 216 (7.7) 175 (8.7) 168 (8.4)
Hypertension, No (%) 1624 (57.9) 968 (48.6) 518 (32.1)