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Table 1 Distribution of the oldest-old according to socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. psychosocial aspects and support network characteristics. SABE Study. Brejo dos Santos/PB. Brazil. 2017 (n = 179) and São Paulo/SP. Brazil. 2015 (n = 238)

From: Psychosocial aspects and support networks associated with disability in two longevous populations in Brazil: a cross-sectional study

Variables

SABE-PB

SABE-SP

n

%

n

%

Gender

 Women

98

54.70

168

70.60

 Men

81

45.30

70

29.40

Age

 80 to 89 years old

141

78.80

173

72.70

 90 years old and more

38

21.20

65

27.30

Marital status

 Married

76

42.50

48

20.20

 Amused

1

0.60

2

0.80

 Divorced/Separated

7

3.90

12

5.10

 Widowed

89

49.70

166

69.70

 Single

6

3.40

10

4.20

Literacy

 Yes

68

38.00

181

78.70

 No

111

62.00

49

21.30

Food insufficiency in the first 15 years of life

 Yes

67

41.40

33

14.80

 No

95

58.60

190

85.20

Income

  ≤ 1 minimum wage

118

67.00

88

41.90

  > 1 minimum wage

58

33.00

122

58.10

Income Sufficiency

 Yes

108

61.00

135

60.00

 No

69

39.00

90

40.00

Self-reported health

 Good/very good

51

38.90

93

43.50

 Regular

66

50.40

93

43.50

 Bad/very bad

14

10.70

28

13.10

Subjective well-being

 Worse

31

23.10

43

21.30

 Better

103

76.90

159

78.70

Global satisfaction with life

 Lower

18

12.90

43

19.20

 Higher

122

87.10

181

80.80

Depressive symptoms

 Yes

38

42.20

118

49.60

 No

52

57.80

120

50.40

Diagnostic of depression

 Yes

12

6.80

39

16.80

 No

165

93.20

193

83.20

Medicines for depression

 Yes

7

3.95

29

78.40

 No

170

96.05

8

21.60

Loneliness

 Yes

78

54.90

84

41.20

 No

64

45.10

120

58.80

Social isolation

 Yes

50

35.70

49

24.00

 No

90

64.30

155

76.00

Receiving social support

 No

34

19.00

73

30.80

 Yes

145

81.00

164

69.20

Offering social support

 No

41

22.90

95

40.10

 Yes

138

77.10

142

59.90

Co residence

 No

25

14.00

62

26.60

 Yes

154

86.00

171

73.40

Home arrangement

 Living alone

25

14.00

62

26.60

 Spouse only

37

20.70

29

12.40

 Offspring

45

25.10

64

27.50

 Offspring and grandchildren

32

17.90

41

17.60

 Other arrangements

40

22.30

37

15.90

Conviviality most of the time

 Living alone

3

1.90

75

32.50

 Children and/or adolescents

7

4.50

12

5.20

 Seniors

83

53.20

77

33.30

 Adults

63

40.40

67

29.00

Nº of network members

 Living alone

25

14.00

62

26.60

 Between 2 and 4

130

72.60

144

61.80

 5 or more

24

13.40

27

11.60

Disability for ADLs

 Yes

56

31.50

65

27.40

 No

122

68.50

172

72.60

Disability for AIVDs

 Yes

156

87.20

166

70.00

 No

23

12.80

71

30.00

  1. SABE Health, well-being and ageing, ADLs Activities of daily living, IADLs Instrumental activities of daily living