Table 1. Distribution of older adults in Florianopolis (2013-2014), stratified by sex, according to the characteristics analyzed in the study.
| Characteristics | Women (n = 778) | Men (n = 419) | P-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | |||
| Physical activity | ||||||||
| Sufficient | 358 | 46.0 | 42.5-49.5 | 253 | 60.4 | 55.6-65.0 | < 0.001 | |
| Insufficient | 420 | 54.0 | 50.5-57.5 | 166 | 39.6 | 35.0-44.0 | ||
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Married | 310 | 39.8 | 36.4-43.3 | 348 | 83.1 | 79.1-86.4 | < 0.001 | |
| Single | 62 | 8.0 | 6.3-10.1 | 14 | 3.3 | 2.0-5.6 | ||
| Divorced/separated | 60 | 7.7 | 6.0-9.8 | 27 | 6.4 | 94.4-9.2 | ||
| Widowed | 346 | 44.5 | 41.0-48.0 | 30 | 7.2 | 5.0-10.0 | ||
| Schooling (years) | ||||||||
| < 1 | 60 | 7.7 | 6.0-9.8 | 33 | 7.9 | 5.6-10.9 | < 0.001 | |
| 1 to 4 | 305 | 39.4 | 36.0-42.8 | 125 | 29.8 | 25.6-34.4 | ||
| 5 to 8 | 135 | 17.4 | 14.9-20.2 | 64 | 15.2 | 12.1-19.1 | ||
| 9 to 11 | 123 | 15.9 | 13.5-18.6 | 57 | 13.6 | 10.6-17.2 | ||
| ≥ 12 | 152 | 19.6 | 17.0-22.6 | 140 | 33.5 | 29.0-38.1 | ||
| Income | ||||||||
| Quartile 4 | 171 | 22.0 | 19.2-25.1 | 127 | 30.4 | 26.1-35.0 | 0.001 | |
| Quartile 3 | 206 | 26.5 | 23.5-29.7 | 93 | 22.2 | 18.5-26.5 | ||
| Quartile 2 | 169 | 21.8 | 19.0-24.8 | 104 | 24.9 | 20.9-29.3 | ||
| Quartile 1 | 231 | 29.7 | 26.6-33.0 | 94 | 22.5 | 18.7-26.7 | ||
| Living arrangement | ||||||||
| With someone | 582 | 74.8 | 71.6-77.7 | 374 | 89.3 | 85.9-92.0 | < 0.001 | |
| Alone | 196 | 25.2 | 22.3-28.4 | 45 | 10.7 | 8.1-14.1 | ||
| Smoking | ||||||||
| Never smoked | 586 | 75.4 | 72.3-78.3 | 145 | 34.6 | 30.2-39.3 | < 0.001 | |
| Smoked and stopped | 149 | 19.2 | 16.5-22.1 | 233 | 55.6 | 50.8-60.3 | ||
| Current smoker | 42 | 5.4 | 4.0-7.2 | 41 | 9.8 | 7.3-13.0 | ||
| Alcohol consumption | ||||||||
| No | 570 | 73.3 | 70.0-76.3 | 180 | 42.9 | 38.2-47.8 | < 0.001 | |
| Yes | 208 | 26.7 | 23.7-30.0 | 239 | 57.1 | 52.2-61.7 | ||
| Functional disability | ||||||||
| None | 196 | 25.2 | 22.3-28.4 | 171 | 41.1 | 36.4-45.9 | < 0.001 | |
| 1 - 3 | 305 | 39.3 | 35.9-42.7 | 149 | 35.8 | 31.3-40.6 | ||
| ≥ 4 | 276 | 35.5 | 32.2-39.0 | 96 | 23.1 | 19.3-27.4 | ||
| Depressive symptoms | ||||||||
| No | 571 | 78.0 | 74.8-80.9 | 336 | 84.4 | 80.5-97.7 | 0.010 | |
| Yes | 161 | 22.0 | 19.1-25.1 | 62 | 15.6 | 12.3-19.5 | ||
| Spinal disease | ||||||||
| No | 348 | 44.7 | 41.3-48.2 | 252 | 60.1 | 55.3-64.7 | < 0.001 | |
| Yes | 430 | 55.3 | 51.7-58.7 | 167 | 39.9 | 35.2-44.6 | ||
| Arthritis/rheumatism/arthrosis | ||||||||
| No | 458 | 58.9 | 55.4-62.3 | 328 | 78.3 | 74.0-82.0 | < 0.001 | |
| Yes | 320 | 41.1 | 37.7-44.6 | 91 | 21.7 | 18.0-25.9 | ||
| Cancer | ||||||||
| No | 708 | 91.0 | 88.8-92.8 | 351 | 83.8 | 79.9-87.0 | < 0.001 | |
| Yes | 70 | 9.0 | 7.2-11.2 | 68 | 16.2 | 13.0-20.0 | ||
| Diabetes | ||||||||
| No | 563 | 72.4 | 69.1-75.4 | 333 | 79.5 | 75.3-83.1 | 0.007 | |
| Yes | 215 | 27.6 | 24.6-30.9 | 86 | 20.5 | 16.9-24.7 | ||
| Bronchitis or asthma | ||||||||
| No | 633 | 81.4 | 78.5-83.9 | 352 | 84.1 | 80.2-87.2 | 0.253 | |
| Yes | 145 | 18.6 | 16.0-21.5 | 67 | 15.9 | 12.8-19.8 | ||
| Coronary disease | ||||||||
| No | 530 | 68.1 | 64.8-71.4 | 276 | 65.9 | 61.2-70.3 | 0.428 | |
| Yes | 248 | 31.9 | 28.6-35.2 | 143 | 34.1 | 29.7-38.8 | ||
| Chronic renal failure | ||||||||
| No | 751 | 96.5 | 95.0-97.6 | 391 | 93.3 | 90.5-95.3 | 0.011 | |
| Yes | 27 | 3.5 | 2.4-5.0 | 28 | 6.7 | 4.6-9.5 | ||
| Cerebrovascular disease | ||||||||
| No | 701 | 90.1 | 87.8-92.0 | 361 | 86.2 | 82.5-89.2 | 0.040 | |
| Yes | 77 | 9.9 | 8.0-12.2 | 58 | 13.8 | 10.8-17.5 | ||
| Osteoporosis | ||||||||
| No | 520 | 66.8 | 63.4-70.1 | 392 | 93.6 | 90.7-95.5 | < 0.001 | |
| Yes | 258 | 33.2 | 29.9-36.6 | 27 | 6.4 | 4.4-9.2 | ||
| Hypertension | ||||||||
| No | 234 | 30.1 | 26.9-33.4 | 182 | 43.4 | 38.7-48.2 | < 0.001 | |
| Yes | 544 | 69.9 | 66.6-73.0 | 237 | 56.6 | 51.7-61.2 | ||
| Multimorbidity | ||||||||
| 0-1 | 134 | 18.3 | 15.5-21.1 | 125 | 31.4 | 26.8-36.0 | < 0.001 | |
| 2-3 | 302 | 41.3 | 37.7-44.8 | 177 | 44.5 | 39.6-49.4 | ||
| 4+ | 296 | 40.4 | 36.9-44.0 | 96 | 24.1 | 19.9-28.3 | ||
Note: P-value calculated using chi-square test; P ≤ 0.05 is in bold. CI = confidence interval.