Institutionalized elders. n = 180 | Non-institutionalized elders n = 188 | P-value | |
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Age (years ± SD) | 69.19 ± 9.12 | 70.42 ± 8.94 | 0.748 |
Sex n (%) | 0.364 | ||
Male | 87 (48.3) | 82 (43.6) | |
Female | 93 (51.7) | 106 (56.4) | |
Marital status. n (%) | 0.001 | ||
Without partner | 132 (73.3) | 72 (38.3) | |
With partner | 48 (26.7) | 116 (61.7) | |
Education status. n (%) | 0.001 | ||
Illiterate | 144 (80.0) | 128 (68.1) | |
Primary | 23 (12.7) | 20 (10.6) | |
Secondary | 9 (5.1) | 5 (2.6) | |
Tertiary level | 4 (2.2) | 35 (18.6) | |
Health insurance. n (%) | 0.001 | ||
None | 178 (98.9) | 113 (60.1) | |
Yes | 2 (1.1) | 75 (39.9) | |
Previous income per month. n (%) | 0.001 | ||
With low income | 172 (95.5) | 146 (77.6) | |
With middle income | 6 (3.3) | 13 (6.9) | |
With high-income | 2 (1.1) | 29 (15.4) | |
Origin. n (%) | 0.176 | ||
Urban | 84 (46.7) | 101 (53.7) | |
Rural | 96 (53.3) | 87 (46.3) | |
Number of children. n (%) | 0.001 | ||
1 or more | 79 (43.9) | 181 (96.3) | |
0 | 101 (56.1) | 7 (3.7) |