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.