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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and morbidity (n = 377)

From: A protective personal factor against disability and dependence in the elderly: an ordinal regression analysis with nine geographically-defined samples from Spain

 

Percent (Number)

Age

 

 75–79

 

Women

30.5 (115)

 

Men

16.2 (61)

 80–84

 

Women

16.5 (62)

 

Men

11.4 (43)

  ≥ 85

 

Women

18.3 (69)

 

Men

7.2 (27)

Self-reported social class

 

Low

9.3 (35)

 

Middle-low

27.3 (103)

 

Middle

52.8 (199)

 

Middle-high

10.6 (40)

Level of instruction

 

Illiterate

9.3 (35)

 

Primary incomplete

40.9 (154)

 

Primary complete

32.1 (121)

 

Some secondary or higher

17.8 (67)

Morbidity (ICD 10 codes)

 

Mental and behavioral (F00-F99)

26.3 (99)

 

Neurological including stroke (G00-G99, I60-I69)

14.1 (53)

 

Cardiovascular (I00-I52, I70-I99)

67.9 (256)

 

Eye (H00-H59)

37.9 (143)

 

Musculoskeletal and injuries (M00-M99; S00-S9)

48.8 (184)