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. 2017 Dec 18;136(1):10–19. doi: 10.1590/1516-3180.2017.0203290817

Table 1: Socioeconomic, clinical and health variables according to distribution of types of violence. Uberaba (MG), Brazil, 2014 .

Variables Physical and/or verbal aggression Physical aggression Verbal aggression
Yes No Yes No Yes No
n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
Sex
Male 44 (29.5) 190 (34.2) 19 (33.9) 215 (33.1) 43 (29.1) 191 (34.3)
Female 105 (70.5) 366 (65.8) 37 (66.1) 434 (66.9) 105 (70.9) 366 (65.7)
P* 0.285 0.903 0.229
Age range (years)
60├70 70 (47.0) 243 (42.1) 29 (51.8) 275 (42.4) 69 (46.6) 235 (42.2)
70├80 53 (35.6) 204 (36.7) 19 (33.9) 238 (36.7) 53 (35.8) 204 (36.6)
80 or over 26 (17.4) 118 (21.2) 8 (14.3) 136 (21.0) 26 (17.6) 118 (21.2)
P* 0.470 0.318 0.521
Length of schooling (years)
Illiterates 25 (16.8) 110 (19.8) 8 (14.3) 127 (19.6) 25 (16.9) 110 (19.7)
1├4 37 (24.8) 129 (23.2) 16 (28.6) 150 (23.1) 37 (25.0) 129 (23.2)
4├8 58 (38.9) 199 (35.8) 26 (46.4) 231 (35.6) 57 (38.5) 200 (35.9)
8 14 (9.4) 35 (6.3) 3 (5.4) 46 (7.1) 14 (9.5) 35 (6.3)
9 or more 15 (10.1) 83 (14.9) 3 (5.4) 95 (14.6) 15 (10.1) 83 (14.9)
P* 0.328 0.166 0.343
Marital Status
With a companion 12 (8.1) 41 (7.4) 4 (7.1) 49 (7.6) 12 (8.1) 41 (7.4)
Without a companion 137 (91.9) 515 (92.6) 52 (92.9) 600 (92.4) 136 (91.9) 516 (92.6)
P* 0.780 0.585 0.759
Monthly income (in minimum wages)
No income 10 (6.7) 53 (9.5) 3 (5.4) 60 (9.2) 10 (6.8) 53 (9.5)
< 1 7 (4.7) 9 (1.6) 6 (10.7) 10 (1.5) 7 (4.7) 9 (1.6)
1 71 (47.7) 246 (44.2) 27 (48.2) 290 (44.7) 70 (47.3) 247 (44.3)
1├3 49 (32.9) 182 (32.7) 20 (35.7) 211 (32.5) 49 (33.1) 182 (32.7)
3├5 8 (5.4) 41 (7.4) 0 (0) 49 (7.6) 8 (5.4) 41 (7.4)
> 5 4 (2.7) 25 (4.5) 0 (0) 29 (4.5) 4 (2.7) 25 (4.5)
P* 0.163 < 0.001 0.169
Living arrangements
Alone 20 (13.4) 129 (23.2) 8 (14.3) 141 (21.7) 20 (13.5) 129 (23.2)
Not alone 129 (86.6) 427 (76.8) 48 (85.7) 508 (78.3) 128 (86.5) 428 (76.8)
P* 0.009 0.191 0.011
Number of diseases (mean ± SD) 6.62 ± 3.79 5.47 ± 3.36 7.39 ± 3.92 5.57 ± 3.41 6.61 ± 3.8 5.48 ± 3.36
P < 0.001 < 0.001 0.001
Number of medications (mean ± SD) 3.53 ± 0.520 3.36 ± 2.75 3.57 ± 2.89 3.38 ± 2.76 3.51 ± 2.88 3.37 ± 2.75
P 0.520 0.631 0.576
Dependency in BADL (mean ± SD) 0.03 ± 0.21 0.02 ± 0.15 0.03 ± 0.18 0.02 ± 0.16 0.03 ± 0.21 0.02 ± 0.15
P 0.448 0.597 0.439
Dependency in IADL (mean ± SD) 1.05 ± 1.44 0.72 ± 1.25 03.91 ± 1.10 0.77 ± 1.32 1.04 ± 1.45 0.72 ± 1.25
P 0.012 0.461 0.013
Frailty
Non-frail 45 (30.2) 180 (32.4) 14 (25.0) 211 (32.5) 44 (29.7) 181 (32.5)
Pre-frail 67 (45.0) 301 (54.1) 25 (44.6) 343 (52.9) 67 (45.3) 301 (54.0)
Frail 37 (24.8) 75 (13.5) 17 (30.4) 95 (14.6) 37 (25.0) 75 (13.5)
P* 0.003 0.008 0.003

P < 0.05; *chi-square test; †Student t test; BADL = basic activities of daily living; IADL = instrumental activities of daily living; SD = standard deviation.