Table 1 Baseline socio-demographic characteristics of hospitalized older adults in Togo in 2019 (N = 650)
From: Predictors of three-month mortality among hospitalized older adults in Togo
Total (N = 650) | < 60 years (N = 274) | ≥ 60 years (N = 376) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||||
Median (IQR) | 61 (55–70) | 55 (52–56) | 68 (63–72) | < 0.001* |
Sex, n(%) | 0.031** | |||
Male | 369 (56.8) | 169 (61.7) | 200 (53.2) | |
Female | 281 (43.2) | 105 (38.3) | 176 (46.8) | |
City of residence, n(%) | 0.593** | |||
Lomé | 379 (58.3) | 164 (59.9) | 215 (57.2) | |
Other cities | 190 (29.2) | 77 (28.1) | 113 (30.0) | |
MD | 81 (12.5) | 33 (12.0) | 48 (12.8) | |
Marital status, n(%) | 0.008** | |||
Married/Living with a partner | 426 (65.5) | 196 (71.5) | 230 (61.2) | |
Widow | 176 (27.1) | 45 (16.4) | 131 (34.8) | |
Living alone | 45 (6.9) | 32 (11.7) | 13 (3.5) | |
MD | 3 (0.5) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.5) | |
Education level, n(%) | < 0.001** | |||
No formal education | 178 (27.4) | 45 (16.4) | 133 (35.4) | |
Primary school | 167 (25.7) | 66 (24.1) | 101 (26.9) | |
Secondary school | 200 (30.8) | 128 (46.7) | 72 (19.1) | |
University | 90 (13.8) | 29 (10.6) | 61 (16.2) | |
MD | 15 (2.3) | 6 (2.2) | 9 (2.4) | |
Main source of monthly revenue, n(%) | < 0.001** | |||
None | 33 (5.1) | 8 (2.9) | 25 (6.6) | |
Financial aid | 190 (29.2) | 45 (16.4) | 145 (38.6) | |
Pension fund | 109 (16.8) | 20 (7.3) | 89 (23.7) | |
Income generating activity | 296 (45.5) | 189 (69.0) | 107 (28.4) | |
MD | 22 (3.4) | 12 (4.4) | 10 (2.7) | |
Monthly income (euros), n(%) | 0.648** | |||
< 53 | 146 (22.5) | 64 (23.4) | 82 (21.8) | |
[53–150[ | 346 (53.2) | 141 (51.4) | 205 (54.5) | |
≥ 150 | 122 (18.8) | 55 (20.1) | 67 (17.8) | |
MD | 36 (5.5) | 14 (5.1) | 22 (5.9) | |
Health insurance, n(%) | 0.930** | |||
No | 485 (74.6) | 201 (73.4) | 284 (75.5) | |
Yes | 159 (24.5) | 68 (24.8) | 91 (24.2) | |
MD | 6 (0.9) | 5 (1.8) | 1 (0.3) | |
Living conditionsa | ||||
Alone, n(%) | 58 (8.8) | 28 (10.1) | 30 (7.8) | 0.393** |
With spouse, n(%) | 369 (56.0) | 169 (61.2) | 200 (52.2) | 0.070** |
At children’s place, n(%) | 492 (74.7) | 203 (73.6) | 289 (75.5) | 0.832** |
Host family, n(%) | 7 (1.1) | 3 (1.1) | 4 (1.0) | 0.996*** |
Other, n(%) | 47 (7.1) | 18 (6.5) | 29 (7.6) | 0.874** |