Table 1. Description of demographic variables, chronic diseases and use of continuous medications among elderly people in the municipality of Vanini, Brazil, 2019 (n = 293).

Variables	n	%
Age
60-69 years	175	59.7
70 or over	118	40.3
Gender
Female	127	43.3
Male	166	56.7
Diabetes
Yes	37	12.6
No	256	87.4
Thyroid dysfunction
Yes	30	10.2
No	263	89.8
Rheumatoid arthritis
Yes	8	2.7
No	285	97.3
Depression and/or anxiety
Yes	68	23.2
No	225	76.8
HIV
Yes	6	2.0
No	287	98.0
Hypertension
Yes	167	57.0
No	126	43.0
*Other chronic diseases and continuous medication
Yes	118	40.3
No	175	59.7
Use of medicine for cholesterol
Yes	80	27.3
No	213	72.7
Use of gastrointestinal tract medication (antacids/H2/ IPB antagonists)
Yes	50	17.1
No	243	82.9
Use of diuretic
Yes	92	31.4
No	201	68.6
Use of anticoagulants
Yes	50	17.1
No	243	82.9
Difficulty in using dental prosthesis
Yes	6	2.0
No	287	98.0

*Other chronic diseases/medication – fibromyalgia, Parkinson’s disease, hypothyroidism, osteoporosis, cardiac arrhythmia, multiple sclerosis.