TABLE 2. Sociodemographic characteristics and health conditions of the included individuals, stratified by age group, Mexico, 2015.
|
Variable |
Total |
Age group (years) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
50–59 |
60–69 |
70–79 |
≥80 |
||
|
N (weighted) |
17 704 457 |
7 106 788 |
5 994 048 |
3 374 396 |
1 229 225 |
|
Women |
54.7 |
57.3 |
54.5 |
51.7 |
49.8 |
|
Years in school | |||||
|
0 |
14.9 |
6.3 |
15.1 |
24.6 |
37.1 |
|
1–6 |
49.5 |
43.5 |
52.3 |
57.3 |
50.4 |
|
≥7 |
35.0 |
50.2 |
32.6 |
18.1 |
12.6 |
|
Marital status | |||||
|
Single |
4.9 |
5.2 |
5.0 |
3.8 |
5.3 |
|
Married/consensual union |
67.7 |
73.5 |
71.4 |
59.1 |
40.2 |
|
Separated/divorced/widowed |
27.4 |
21.3 |
23.6 |
37.1 |
54.5 |
|
External locus of control |
33.9 |
28.0 |
34.7 |
40.5 |
47.5 |
|
Sleeping problems | |||||
|
None |
33.5 |
39.1 |
31.0 |
28.7 |
26.5 |
|
Moderate |
53.2 |
49.6 |
55.7 |
55.3 |
55.4 |
|
Severe |
13.3 |
11.3 |
13.3 |
16.0 |
18.1 |
|
Social engagement (number of activities) | |||||
|
0–1 |
22.6 |
14.8 |
21.6 |
30.5 |
50.2 |
|
2–4 |
59.3 |
61.8 |
59.3 |
59.0 |
46.6 |
|
≥5 |
18.1 |
23.4 |
19.2 |
10.5 |
3.2 |
|
Regular/poor self-rated health |
66.6 |
61.7 |
68.3 |
71.7 |
74.0 |
|
Hypertension |
43.5 |
33.7 |
47.0 |
53.1 |
57.7 |
|
Diabetes |
21.5 |
17.1 |
25.2 |
24.8 |
19.6 |
|
Number of other chronic diseases | |||||
|
0 |
76.5 |
82.9 |
74.6 |
69.1 |
69.3 |
|
1 |
20.4 |
15.3 |
21.8 |
26.5 |
26.0 |
|
≥2 |
3.1 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
|
Frequent bodily pain |
38.7 |
36.0 |
38.0 |
41.1 |
51.2 |
|
Falls in the last 2 years |
42.7 |
39.3 |
42.1 |
47.6 |
51.8 |
|
Number of visits to a physician in the last year | |||||
|
0 |
22.7 |
26.7 |
20.4 |
18.9 |
20.6 |
|
1–3 |
30.0 |
37.3 |
27.0 |
21.5 |
25.5 |
|
4–11 |
21.2 |
18.3 |
23.3 |
22.5 |
24.2 |
|
≥12 |
26.1 |
17.6 |
29.3 |
37.0 |
29.8 |
|
Affected activities of daily living | |||||
|
0 |
87.6 |
92.9 |
88.7 |
81.5 |
68.5 |
|
1 |
7.3 |
5.0 |
7.2 |
9.6 |
15.1 |
|
≥2 |
5.1 |
2.2 |
4.1 |
8.9 |
16.4 |
Note: The estimates were made from the sample that had complete information on the variables that constitute intrinsic capacity.
Source: Prepared by the authors based on data from the Mexican Health and Aging Study.