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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the sample by sex and socioeconomic position

From: Socioeconomic inequalities in life expectancy and disability-free life expectancy among Chilean older adults: evidence from a longitudinal study

 

High (n = 251)a

Medium (n = 2074)a

Low (n = 961)a

P value

Men (n = 1640)

 Age (mean, SD)

66.2 (5.7)

70.2 (7.5)

69.6 (7.9)

< 0.001

Age group (%)

 60–69

74.1

51.9

56.2

< 0.001

 70–79

23.1

35.7

31.7

 80 or more

2.8

12.5

12.1

Disability (%)

 Yes

2.8

11.5

15.2

< 0.001

 No

97.2

88.5

84.8

Women (n = 1646)

 Age group (%)

  Age (mean, SD)

68.5 (7.7)

70.7 (7.9)

71.5 (8.8)

0.02

  60–69

63.0

49.9

50.3

0.002

  70–79

25.0

34.8

30.8

  80–89

12.0

15.3

18.9

 Disability (%)

  Yes

7.4

19,2

24.9

< 0.001

  No

92.6

80.8

75.2

  1. a Column percent totals may be greater than 100% due to rounding