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Table 2 Prevalence of dependence (needs for care) in percentage by age and sex across the 10/66 DRG sites and standardized prevalence*

From: "The contribution of chronic diseases to the prevalence of dependence among older people in Latin America, China and India: a 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based survey"

  

65-69

70-74

75-79

80+

Age

Sex

Education

Crude

Prevalence

(95% CI)

Standardized

Morbidity Ratio

(95% CI)†

      

Adjusted*

Adjusted*

Adjusted*

  

Cuba

Female

3.1% (1.4-4.6)

8.1% (5.5-10.7)

6.6% (3.9-9.2)

26.9% (22.8-31.1)

2.04

(1.76-2.34)

0.68

(0.53-0.89)

0.84

(0.73-0.95)

10.0%

(8.9-11.2)

55.5

(49.1-62.6)

 

Male

2.8% (0.76-4.9)

2.2% (0.46-4.0)

5.4% (2.3-8.4)

20.4% (14.9-25.7)

     

Dominican Republic

Female

2.6% (0.9-4.3)

8.4% (5.3-11.4)

7.9% (4.6-11.2)

29.6% (25.1-34.1)

1.88

(1.65-2.14)

0.79

(0.61-1.05)

0.92

(0.78-1.06)

11.8%

(10.4-13.2)

62.9

(55.3-71.4)

 

Male

4.3% (1.4-7.2)

7.2% (3.5-10.8)

12.1% (6.5-17.7)

15.5% (9.9-20.9)

     

Urban Peru

Female

2.2% (0.5-4.1)

5% (2.1-7.9)

7.4% (3.6-11.1)

26.6% (20.7-32.6)

2.06

(1.72-2.47)

0.89

(0.63-1.26)

0.92

(0.77-1.11)

9.7%

(8.1-11.4)

53.5

(45.2-63.3)

 

Male

5.4% (1.1-9.5)

4.5% (0.96-8.1)

8.3% (3.1-13.6)

17.7% (11.4-24.1)

     

Rural Peru

Female

1% (0-2.9)

2.4% (0-5.7)

7.5% (0.3-14.7)

12.1% (3.5-20.5)

1.58

(1.12-2.24)

0.89

(0.37-2.11)

0.82

(0.53-1.26)

4.7%

(2.9-6.5)

27.5

(18.8-40.5)

 

Male

2.5% (0-6)

5.2% (0-10.9)

6.4% (0-13.5)

5.5% (0.2-10.9)

     

Venezuela

Female

3.3% (1.7-4.8)

5.5% (2.9-8.2)

13.8% (9.3-18.5)

31.8% (25.4-38.3)

1.96

(1.72-2.25)

0.77

(0.57-1.05)

0.87

(0.74-1.02)

10.6%

(9.2-12.0)

71.5

(62.5-81.9)

 

Male

3.5% (1.4-5.5)

5.6% (2.2-9.1)

11.3% (5.7-16.9)

17.2% (9.2-25.2)

     

Urban Mexico

Female

3.7% (1.0-6.5)

7.1% (3.6-10.6)

14.3% (8.2-20.4)

27.9% (20.6-35.4)

1.71

(1.41-2.06)

0.79

(0.55-1.15)

0.74

(0.62-0.88)

11.3%

(9.2-13.5)

67.5

(56.2-81.1)

 

Male

5% (0-10.6)

8.5% (3.4-13.5)

7.6% (1.7-13.5)

17.5% (9.1-25.9)

     

Rural Mexico

Female

6.1% (2.7-9.4)

6.7% (2.7-10.7)

8.2% (3.5-12.8)

14.7% (8.4-21.1)

1.43

(1.17-1.73)

0.85

(0.56-1.26)

1.21

(0.95-1.54)

8.2%

(6.4-9.9)

48.7

(39.2-60.5)

 

Male

2.9% (0-6.3)

6.8% (1.9-11.7)

9.2% (3.1-15.3)

12.3% (5.9-18.5)

     

Urban China

Female

5.4% (2.3-8.5)

11.4% (7.0-15.8)

18.9% (12.4-25.6)

42.0% (33.1-50.9)

1.85

(1.62-2.12)

0.84

(0.64-1.11)

0.93

(0.83-1.05)

15.7%

(13.6-17.9)

98.3

(85.1-113.7)

 

Male

8.9% (3.6-14.3)

6.2% (2.5-9.9)

17.9% (10.9-24.9)

29.4% (20.7-37.9)

     

Rural China

Female

1.1% (0-2.5)

4.8% (1.5-8.2)

4.8% (1.1-8.6)

14.6% (6.6-22.7)

1.86

(1.49-2.33)

1.48

(0.89-2.46)

0.94

(0.72-1.23)

5.4%

(3.9-6.8)

38.2

(28.7-49.9)

 

Male

2.1% (0.05-4.1)

5.3% (1.4-9.2)

15.6% (7.4-23.7)

8.7% (0.4-16.9)

     

Urban India

Female

1.3% (0-2.7)

3.2% (0.7-5.7)

1.4% (0-4.1)

7.7% (1.2-14.2)

1.94

(1.42-2.64)

1.21

(0.62-2.37)

1.01

(0.73-1.39)

2.9%

(1.8-4.01)

21.5

(14.4-30.9)

 

Male

0.6% (0-1.7)

2.4% (0-5.2)

7.4% (1.1-13.8)

10% (1.6-18.4)

     

Rural India

Female

6.7% (3.2-10.3)

8.2% (4.3-12.1)

8.9% (3.0-14.9)

27.9% (17.2-38.7)

1.43

(1.17-1.75)

0.98

(0.63-1.53)

0.43

(0.25-0.72)

8.5%

(6.7-10.2)

60.3

(48.2-74.6)

 

Male

5.1% (1.4-8.7)

6.5% (2.6-10.4)

3.4% (0-7.2)

12.3% (4.7-19.9)

     
  1. * Adjusted for age, sex and education; † Standardized for age, using US National Long-Term Care Study estimates as comparison. 95% CIs calculated using Boice-Monson Method based on Rothman and Greenland, Modern Epidemiology, 2nd edition, 1998