Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research

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SABE Colombia: Survey on Health, Well-Being, and Aging in Colombia—Study Design and Protocol

Table 2

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants at recruitment, 2015 (SABE Colombia).
 ResidenceSex 
 UrbanRuralMenWomenTotal
 %95% CI%95% CI%95% CI%95% CI%95% CI
Age group          
 60–647761,5–87,62312,4–38,547,144,4–49,752,950,3–55,630,628,8–32,5
 65–6979,363,9–89,320,710,7–36,146,643,4–49,853,450,2–56,626,624,6–28,7
 70–7476,360,9–86,923,713,1–39,145,543,1–47,954,552,1–56,916,816,0–17,7
 75–7980,666,9–89,519,410,5–33,143,538,9–48,156,551,9–61,113,412,7–14,2
 80 and above78,563,7–88,421,511,6–36,341,238,8–43,658,856,4–61,212,611,8–13,4
Skin color          
 Light84,570,0–92,715,57,3–30,04139,1–42,85957,2–60,954,246,2–61,9
 Medium72,355,7–84,427,715,6–44,349,846,1–53,450,246,6–53,934,730,3–39,5
 Dark6547,2–79,53520,5–52,854,250,2–58,245,841,8–49,811,17,6–15,9
Socioeconomic status          
 155,641,4–68,944,431,1–58,646,844,5–49,353,250,7–55,528,419,5–39,4
 278,861,6–89,521,210,5–38,445,143,2–47,054,953,0–56,839,636,5–42,8
 3-497,289,8–99,32,80,7–10,245,743,7–47,854,352,2–56,33022,1–39,4
 5-699,797,7–100,00,30,0–2,328,716,7–44,871,355,2–83,321,3–3,1
Region          
 Atlántico75,447,6–91,224,68,8–52,446,142,4–49,953,950,1–57,6198,0–38,9
 Oriental66,929,2–90,833,19,2–70,84643,2–48,85451,2–56,817,96,9–39,1
 Central77,534,9–95,722,54,3–65,145,342,4–48,154,751,9–57,627,19,4–57,4
 Pacific7127,2–94,1295,9–72,845,243,8–46,554,853,5–56,217,55,2–45,4
 Orinoquia and Amazonia96,383,3–99,33,70,7–16,747,843,7–51,852,248,2–56,31,40,4–4,4
 Bogotá99,896,7–100,00,20,0–3,344,544,5–44,555,555,5–55,5172,5–62,1
Main cities          
 Medellín100 0 41,541,5–41,558,558,5–58,59,41,4–42,7
 Cali99,288,3–99,90,80,1–11,745,545,4–45,754,554,3–54,66,91,0–35,5
 Barranquilla100 0 36,636,6–36,663,463,4–63,43,60,5–22,7
Total78,163,2–88,121,911,9–36,845,544,2–46,754,553,3–55,880,155,2–93,0