Research Article
Functional Capacity and Inflammatory Mediators in Elderly Residents of Counties with Different Human Development Index
Table 1
Clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of the older women divided by counties and
value.
| | Variable | HDI very high (0.810) (n = 53) | HDI high (0.761) (n = 50) | HDI high (0.716) (n = 51) | value |
| | Age, years, average (SD) | 73.2 (6.3) | 72.1 (5.5) | 72.9 (6.2) | 0.80 | | Education level, years, average (SD) | 6.0 (4.3) | 2.7 (3.0) | 2.7 (1.0) | <0.01 | | Income, salary, average (SD) | 1.6 (1.2) | 2.0 (0.7) | 1.3 (0.5) | <0.01 | | Diseases, number, average (SD) | 2.8 (2.0) | 4.0 (2.6) | 2.7 (1.5) | <0.02 | | Medication, number, average (SD) | 3.3 (2.4) | 4.3 (3.5) | 2.9 (1.9) | 0.62 | | Intensity of pain, average (SD) | 6.6 (2.8) | 6.2 (2.3) | 6.3 (2.4) | 0.73 | | BMI, kg/m2, average (SD) | 27.0 (4.3) | 27.6 (5.9) | 26.7 (4.9) | 0.83 |
| | Marital status | | | | 0.43 | | Married (%) | 26.4 | 44.0 | 41.2 | | | Single (%) | 20.8 | 10.0 | 11.8 | | | Divorced (%) | 13.2 | 8.0 | 7.8 | | | Widow (%) | 39.6 | 38.0 | 39.2 | |
| | Race | | | | 0.16 | | White (%) | 39.6 | 64.0 | 39.2 | | | Black (%) | 11.3 | 8.0 | 15.7 | | | Mixed (%) | 47.2 | 28.0 | 43.1 | | | Oriental (%) | 1.9 | — | 2.0 | |
| | Self-perception of health | | | | 0.07 | | Bad (%) | 9.4 | 2.0 | 5.9 | | | More or less (%) | 35.8 | 54.0 | 60.8 | | | Good (%) | 54.7 | 44.0 | 33.3 | |
| | Satisfaction with life | | | | <0.01 | | Lithe (%) | 11.3 | — | — | | | More or less (%) | 24.5 | 22.0 | 35.3 | | | Much (%) | 64.2 | 78.0 | 64.7 | |
| | Presence of pain | | | | 0.43 | | No (%) | 35.8 | 36.0 | 25.5 | | | Yes (%) | 64.2 | 64.0 | 74.5 | |
| | Smoking | | | | 0.73 | | No (%) | 92.5 | 80.0 | 96.1 | | | Yes (%) | 7.5 | 20.0 | 3.9 | |
| | Alcoholism | | | | 0.32 | | No (%) | 93.0 | 74.0 | 96.0 | | | Yes (%) | 7.0 | 26.0 | 4.0 | |
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BMI = body mass index; SD = standard deviation; statistical difference by the Kruskal–Wallis test. |
