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Table 3 Risk factors for the main forms of violence against older adults and respective prevalence

From: Aging safely in Alentejo – understanding for action - preventing falls and violence against older people: study rationale, aims, design, and preliminary results

Risk Factors

 

Psychological violence (%)

Physical violence (%)

Patrimonial violence (%)

Age

≤ 80 years

18.4

6.7

3.1

>  80 years

10.4

0

2.6

Gender

Female

18.3

6.7

3.1

Male

12.8

1.8

2.8

Education

≤ 12 years

10.4

3.4

3.8

>  12 years

1.8

0.6

0.4

Monthly income

<  550 €

9.4

3.8

3.4

550–950 €

4.0

1.0

2.0

>  950 €

2.6

0.8

1.2

Cognitive impairment

No

16.1

0

1.8

Yes

17.3

6.3

3.2

Depression

Absence

11.9

3.9

2.5

Mild

26.3

7.0

3.5

Severe

37.0

22.2

7.4

Physical functioning

Low

17.3

6.5

3.9

Moderated-high

15.2

5.5

2.7