Influence of Biopsychosocial Factors on the Survival of the Elderly in Northeast Brazil—A Prospective Study

Table 2

Distribution of vital status, according to physical health variables of elderly residents in Santa Cruz, Brazil.

Variables	Vital status
	Living		Dead		𝑃
	𝑛	%	𝑛	%
Diabetes melitus
Yes	35	76.1	11	23.9	.53
No	198	80.2	49	19.8
Cardiovascular disease
Yes	111	78.2	31	21.8	.57
No	122	80.8	29	19.2
Stroke
Yes	9	37.5	15	62.5	.001
No	224	83.3	45	16.7
Pulmonary diseases
Yes	18	58.1	13	41.9	.002
No	215	82.1	47	17.9
Hip fracture
Yes	4	33.3	8	66.7	<.001
No	229	81.5	52	18.5
Rheumatism
Yes	122	77.7	35	22.3	.40
No	111	81.6	25	18.4
Visual impairment
Yes	176	76.2	55	23.8	.06
No	57	91.9	5	8.1
Auditory impairment
Yes	83	72.2	32	27.8	.01
No	150	84.3	28	15.7
Cancer
Yes	6	66.7	3	33.3	.33
No	227	79.9	57	20.1
Self-perception of health
Satisfied	120	92.3	10	7.7	.001
Unsatisfied	97	73.5	35	26.5
Number of medications
None/one	179	84.4	33	15.6	.001
More than one	54	66.7	27	33.3
No of hospitalizations (in the last year)
None	222	88.2	48	17.8	.001
One or more	11	47.8	12	52.2