Table 1.
Sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of 5,783 older adults from the SABE and ELSA studies stratified by sex and mobility status
| Men (n = 2,510) 43.4% | Women (n = 3,273) 56.6% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Normal mobility (n = 1,785) 71.1% | Mobility limitation (n = 725) 28.9% | Normal mobility (n = 2,052) 62.7% | Mobility limitation (n = 1,221) 37.3% |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 68.8 (6.5)* § | 74.2 (8.4)* § | 68.2 (6.2)* § | 73.9 (8.1)* § |
| 60 – 69 (%) | 60.1* § | 33.1* | 63.6* § | 33.0* |
| 70 – 79 (%) | 32.3* § | 40.0* | 31.0* § | 40.6* |
| 80 or more (%) | 7.6* § | 26.9* | 5.4* § | 26.4* |
| Marital status (with conjugal life), (%) | 81.5* § | 69.0* § | 62.6* § | 44.5* § |
| Income, (%) | ||||
| Highest income, (%) | 54.5* § | 27.6* § | 47.0* § | 22.4* § |
| Intermediate income, (%) | 36.2* § | 48.8* § | 38.2* § | 48.4* § |
| Lowest income, (%) | 7.1* § | 21.8* § | 11.1* § | 24.4* § |
| Income not declared, (%) | 2.2* § | 1.8* § | 3.7* § | 4.8* § |
| Schooling (years), (%) | ||||
| > 13 years of schooling, (%) | 42.7* § | 19.7* § | 25.4* § | 13.2* § |
| 12 – 13 years of schooling, (%) | 21.7* § | 17.9* § | 26.9* § | 17.2* § |
| 0 – 11 years of schooling, (%) | 35.6* § | 62.4* § | 47.7* § | 69.6* § |
| Behavioral characteristics | ||||
| Level of physical activity (active), (%) | 91.3* | 74.5* § | 92.7* | 78.6* § |
| Weekly alcohol intake, (%) | ||||
| Never or rarely | 17.4* § | 37.9* | 31.7* § | 59.1* |
| Often | 35.3* § | 33.5* | 40.7* § | 26.9* |
| Daily | 47.3* § | 28.6* | 27.6* § | 14.0* |
| Smoking, (%) | ||||
| Non-smoker | 30.7* § | 21.8* § | 47.8 § | 47.0 § |
| Former smoker | 60.6* § | 66.2* § | 43.6 § | 42.4 § |
| Smoker | 8.7* § | 12.0* § | 8.6 § | 10.6 § |
Note: Data expressed as proportion, mean, and standard deviation.
*
Difference per mobility status in same sex (p < 0.05).
§
Difference between sexes within same mobility status (p < 0.05)