Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of Centenarians in Mexico City
Table 2
Frequency of health characteristics in Mexican centenarians by gender.
Variable
Total (%) 393
Women (%) 299 (76.0)
Men (%) 94 (23.9)
MMSE cognitive status
0.23
Normal cognitive status
209 (53.1)
154 (51.5)
55 (58.5)
Cognitive impairment
184 (46.8)
145 (48.4)
39 (41.4)
Dependence in basic activities (Katz index)
<0.01
No dependence
115 (29.2)
78 (26.0)
37 (39.3)
Dependence in 1 or more activities
278 (70.7)
221 (73.7)
57 (60.3)
Dependence in instrumental activities (Lawton scale)
0.007
No dependence&
10 (2.5)
4 (1.3)
6 (6.3)
Dependence in 1 or more activities
383 (97.4)
295 (98.6)
88 (93.6)
Depression by GDS
0.21
No depression, ≤5 points
277 (70.4)
206 (68.9)
71 (75.5)
Depression, ≥6 points
116 (29.6)
93 (31.1)
23 (24.4)
Self-perception of health status
0.53
Good
310 (78.9)
238 (79.6)
72 (76.6)
Poor
83 (21.1)
61 (20.4)
22 (23.4)
Nutritional status by MNA
0.33
No malnutrition
68 (17.3)
49 (16.3)
19 (20.2)
Risk of malnutrition
206 (52.4)
154 (5.5)
52 (55.3)
Malnutrition
119 (30.2)
96 (32.1)
23 (24.2)
Polypharmacy
0.81
Yes (≥5 medications)
70 (17.8)
54 (18.0)
16 (17.0)
MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination; GDS: Geriatric Depression Scale; MNA: Mini Nutritional Assessment. Differences in percentages were analyzed through the Chi2 test except for those marked by “&” which were analyzed through Fisher’s exact test.
