Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of self-related health among Brazilians and Chileans older adults
From: Gender differences in predictors of self-rated health among older adults in Brazil and Chile
Variables | Self-related health Chile (N = 1300) | Self-related health Brazil (N = 2052) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poor | Good | p | Poor | Good | p | |
(N = 839) | (N = 461) | (N = 982) | (N = 1070) | |||
Physical health | ||||||
Chronic Diseases | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
≥2 | 488 (61.3) | 165 (37.7) | <0.001 | 670 (68.2) | 429 (40.1) | <0.001 |
1 | 247 (31) | 205 (46.8) | 231 (23.5) | 395 (36.9) | ||
0 | 61 (7.7) | 68 (15.5) | 81 (8.2) | 246 (23.0) | ||
ADL Limitation | ||||||
Yes | 74 (11.5) | 33 (7.2) | <0.001 | 113 (11.5) | 47 (4.4) | <0.001 |
No | 618 (88.5) | 426 (92.8) | 869 (88.5) | 1023 (95.6) | ||
IADL Limitation | ||||||
Yes | 605 (36.4) | 68 (14.9) | <0.001 | 349 (35.5) | 251 (23.5) | <0.001 |
No | 533 (63.6) | 389 (85.1) | 633 (64.5) | 819 (76.5) | ||
Cognitive Impairment | ||||||
Yes | 91 (10.9) | 26 (5.6) | 0.002 | 149 (15.2) | 115 (10.7) | 0.003 |
No | 748 (89.1) | 435 (94.4) | 833 (84.8) | 955 (89.3) | ||
Social structure | ||||||
Age | ||||||
<75 years old | 545 (65.0) | 313 (67.9) | 0.285 | 669 (68.1) | 758 (70.8) | 0.195 |
≥75 years old | 294 (35.0) | 148 (32.1) | 313 (31.9) | 312 (29.2) | ||
Sex | ||||||
Masculine | 258 (30.8) | 188 (40.8) | <0.001 | 347 (35.3) | 479 (44.8) | <0.001 |
Feminine | 581 (69.2) | 273 (59.2) | 635 (64.7) | 591 (55.2) | ||
Marital Status | ||||||
Married | 282 (33.6) | 169 (36.8) | 0.439 | 487 (49.7) | 597 (55.8) | 0.004 |
Separate | 156 (18.6) | 92 (20) | 66 (6.7) | 88 (8.2) | ||
Widower | 336 (40.1) | 168 (36.6) | 327 (33.4) | 285 (26.7) | ||
Single | 65 (7.8) | 30 (6.5) | 100 (10.2) | 99 (9.3) | ||
Years of Education | ||||||
0 | 164 (19.6) | 58 (12.6) | <0.001 | 295 (30.0) | 284 (26.5) | <0.001 |
1-4 | 231 (27.5) | 107 (23.2) | 626 (63.7) | 656 (61.3) | ||
5-7 | 243 (29) | 122 (26.5) | 44 (4.5) | 86 (8.0) | ||
>8 | 201 (24) | 174 (37.7) | 17 (1.7) | 44 (4.1) | ||
Income | ||||||
1° tertile | 265 (35) | 96 (23) | <0.001 | 697 (71.0) | 660 (61.7) | <0.001 |
2° tertile | 250 (33) | 133 (32) | 219 (22.3) | 286 (26.7) | ||
3° tertile | 243 (32) | 187 (45) | 66 (6.7) | 124 (11.6) | ||
Retired | ||||||
Yes | 269 (35.4) | 128 (30.0) | <0.001 | 722 (73.5) | 796 (74.4) | 0.687 |
No | 490 (64.6) | 299 (70.0) | 260 (26.5) | 274 (25.6) | ||
Household Arrangement | ||||||
Living with spouse | 184 (21.9) | 99 (21.5) | 0.654 | 479 (49.5) | 586 (56.2) | 0.010 |
Mixed arrangements | 543 (64.7) | 308 (66.8) | 345 (35.6) | 323 (31.0) | ||
Living alone | 112 (13.4) | 54 (11.7) | 144 (14.9) | 133 (12.8) | ||
Healthcare | ||||||
Public | 719 (59.4) | 369 (53.3) | <0.001 | 583 (59.4) | 570 (53.3) | 0.003 |
Others | 28 (3.3) | 35 (7.6) | 399 (40.6) | 500 (46.7) | ||
Behavioural/attitudinal | ||||||
Currently Smoking | ||||||
Yes | 94 (11.2) | 64 (13.9) | 0.153 | 116 (11.8) | 109 (10.2) | 0.258 |
No | 743 (88.8) | 395 (86.1) | 866 (88.2) | 961 (89.8) | ||
Drinking | ||||||
Yes | 46 (5.5) | 46 (10.0) | 0.002 | 171 (17.4) | 212 (19.8) | 0.174 |
No | 793 (94.5) | 412 (90.0) | 811 (82.6) | 858 (80.2) | ||
Physical Activity | ||||||
Yes | 150 (17.9) | 120 (26.1) | <0.001 | 208 (21.2) | 337 (31.5) | <0.001 |
No | 688 (82.1) | 339 (73.9) | 774 (78.8) | 733 (68.5) | ||
Psychosocial | ||||||
Symptoms of Depression | ||||||
Yes | 207 (28.2) | 98 (23.1) | 0.055 | 430 (43.8) | 189 (17.7) | <0.001 |
No | 527 (71.8) | 327 (76.9) | 552 (56.2) | 881 (82.3) | ||
Social Participation | ||||||
Yes | 248 (29.7) | 160 (34.8) | 0.058 | 82 (8.4) | 75 (7.0) | 0.280 |
No | 588 (66.2) | 300 (65.2) | 900 (91.6) | 995 (93.0) | ||