Research Article
Influence of Biopsychosocial Factors on the Survival of the Elderly in Northeast Brazil—A Prospective Study
Table 1
Distribution of vital status, according to sociodemographic variables of elderly residents in Santa Cruz, Brazil.
| Variables | Vital status | | Living | Dead | | % | | % |
| Age | | | | | | 60–75 years | 148 | 90.2 | 16 | 9.8 | .001 | Over 75 years | 85 | 65.9 | 44 | 34.1 | | Sex | | | | | | Male | 83 | 79.0 | 22 | 21.0 | .88 | Female | 150 | 79.8 | 38 | 20.2 | | Race | | | | | | White | 78 | 72.2 | 30 | 27.8 | .06 | Mixed | 132 | 83.5 | 26 | 16.5 | | Black | 23 | 85.2 | 4 | 14.8 | | Schooling | | | | | | Illiterate/semi-illiterate | 88 | 75.2 | 29 | 24.8 | .13 | Literate | 145 | 82.4 | 31 | 17.6 | | Marital status | | | | | | Married/common law | 140 | 86.4 | 22 | 13.6 | .01 | Single/widowed | 93 | 71.0 | 38 | 29.0 | | Leisure activities | | | | | | Yes | 125 | 89.9 | 14 | 10.1 | .001 | No | 108 | 70.1 | 10 | 21.3 | |
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