Factors Associated with Cognitive and Functional Performance in Indigenous Older Adults of Nariño, Colombia

Table 2

Cognitive and functional performance according to medical records of 518 indigenous senior citizens from the province of Nariño, Colombia.

Illnesses		Total, n = 518		RUDAS		MMSE		SMC		Lawton		Barthel
		Frequency	%	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
HT	Yes	128	24.7	19.3	5.4	21	5.4	24.3	10	6	2	96	9
	No	390	75.3	20.6	4.4	22.5	5.3	23.4	9.8	6	2	97	7
CVD	Yes	5	3.5	23	3.6	24.6	5	20	9.3	8	1	97	4
	No	513	96.5	20.3	3.6	22.1	5.4	23.7	9.9	6	2	97	7
Diabetes	Yes	24	4.6	18.4	5.9	19.5	6.2	27.2	9.1	5	3	93	12
	No	494	95.4	20.4	4.6	22.2	5.3	23.4	9.9	6	2	97	7
Dyslipidemia	Yes	99	19.1	20.2	5.2	22.3	5.7	24.9	9.6	6	2	96	7
	No	419	80.9	20.3	4.6	22.0	5.3	23.3	10.0	6	2	97	7
Obesity	Yes	30	5.8	20.4	4.3	23.5	4.5	23.4	12	7	2	96	6
	No	488	94.2	20.3	4.7	22.0	5.4	23.5	9.8	6	2	97	7
COPD	Yes	18	3.5	19.1	5.5	21.4	4.9	26.4	8.5	6	2	94	10
	No	500	96.5	20.3	4.7	22.1	5.4	23.5	10.0	6	2	97	7
Osteoporosis	Yes	53	10.2	20	4.9	21.6	5.2	27	9.9	6	2	95	9
	No	465	89.8	20.3	4.7	22.2	5.4	23.2	9.9	6	2	97	7
Arthritis	Yes	247	47.7	20.1	4.5	21.8	5.2	24.7	9.9	6	2	96	7
	No	271	52.3	20.5	4.9	22.5	5.4	22.7	9.8	6	2	97	7
Cataracts	Yes	120	23.2	20	5.2	20.8	5.5	25.1	10	6	2	96	7
	No	398	76.8	20.7	4.5	22.5	5.2	23.2	9.8	6	2	97	7
Fractures	Yes	89	17.2	20.1	4.8	22.6	5.1	24.4	9.1	6	2	96	8
	No	429	82.8	20.3	4.7	22.0	5.4	23.5	10.1	6	2	97	7
Yesavage
Normal		181	34.9	22	4.1	23.8	4.8	18.5	10	6	2	98	5
Moderate depression		252	48.6	19.7	4.5	21.4	5.6	25.2	8.8	6	2	97	6
Severe depression		85	16.4	18.4	4.3	20.4	5.4	30	6.8	6	2	93	11
Nutritional status
Normal		382	73.7	20.6	4.7	22.5	5	23.2	10	6	2	97	6
Malnutrition risk		136	26.3	19.4	4.7	21	6.1	24.8	9.6	6	2	91	10

HT: hypertension; CVD: cardiovascular disease; COPD : chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.