Table 1: Sociodemographic characteristics of very elderly hypertensive patients.

 

Variables

Total

N = 41

Women

N = 31

Men

N = 10

p

 Age (n, %)

 

 

 

0.673a

   80 - 84 years

28 (68.3)

21 (67.7)

7 (70.0)

 

   85-89 years

11 (26.8)

9 (29.1)

2 (20.0)

 

   > 90 years

2 (4.9)

1 (3.2)

1 (10.0)

 

Marriage status (n, %)

 

 

 

0.049

Live with partner

13 (31.7)

7 (22.6)

6 (60.0)

 

Live without partner

28 (68.3)

24 (77.4)

4 (40.0)

 

 Per capita income (mean ± SD)

270.6 ± 138.2

252.7 ± 107.6

315.6 ± 195.3

0.463b

Education level (mean ± SD)

1.9 ± 2.6

1.7 ± 2.2

2.6 ± 3.5

0.565c

Time at the LHA (mean ± SD)

14.3 ± 5.7

14.4 ± 6.1

13.8 ± 4.6

0.148b

 

ap: Fisher's exact test; bp: t test; cp: Mann-Whitney U-test. Per capita income in Dollars (USD); Education in years; LHA: Arterial Hypertension League; Time at the LHA in years.