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Table 2 Characteristics of the study population. Health Interview Surveys, Belgium, 2008 and 2013 and National Household Sample Survey, Brazil, 2008

From: Contribution of chronic conditions to functional limitations using a multinomial outcome: results for the older population in Belgium and Brazil

Characteristic

Men

Belgium

Brazil

No limitations

Moderate

Severe

No limitations

Moderate

Severe

N

%a

N

%a

N

%a

N

%a

N

%a

N

%a

Age group (years)

 65–69

465

33.8

19

17.5

15

8.0

4143

39.5

233

23.5

206

21.8

 70–74

351

27.7

15

12.2

21

15.5

2879

28.6

234

24.2

179

18.5

 75–79

291

19.7

28

19.3

45

19.7

1803

17.7

202

21.9

200

21.3

 80–84

206

13.5

40

33.0

43

27.2

914

8.8

144

15.0

168

18.9

  ≥ 85

206

5.3

63

18.0

132

29.6

543

5.3

145

15.3

185

19.5

Education level

 No diploma/primary

407

26.8

55

36.6

113

50.8

7943

77.7

830

87.5

786

84.6

 Secondary

678

47.9

74

45.9

93

35.9

750

6.9

53

5.0

45

4.8

 Tertiary

407

24.2

32

16.4

38

12.2

1589

15.4

75

7.5

107

10.6

 Missing information

27

1.5

4

1.1

12

1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Number of chronic conditionsb

 0

671

44.7

48

21.2

51

20.2

4635

44.8

245

26.4

235

26.1

 1

547

36.5

58

35.0

96

33.1

3796

36.9

376

39.2

321

34.0

  ≥ 2

263

16.1

50

40.3

95

42.9

1851

18.3

337

34.4

382

39.9

 Missing information

38

2.7

9

3.5

14

3.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

Women

Age group (years)

 65–69

481

29.9

38

14.4

18

5.3

4977

38.3

416

23.1

224

15.1

 70–74

389

27.7

42

17.9

48

10.2

3487

27.1

427

23.1

248

16.4

 75–79

338

19.9

56

23.2

83

16.1

2363

18.3

395

21.7

303

19.0

 80–84

260

15.2

66

24.0

149

31.7

1327

10.4

283

16.7

328

21.8

  ≥ 85

334

7.3

137

20.4

467

36.7

759

5.9

281

15.4

441

27.7

Education level

 No diploma/primary

590

31.7

139

44.3

392

58.3

10,196

79.6

1582

88.4

1362

88.7

 Secondary

853

51.1

144

42.7

241

30.8

988

7.6

93

4.9

76

4.6

 Tertiary

328

16.0

43

11.6

48

5.0

1720

12.6

126

6.7

106

6.7

 Missing information

31

1.2

13

1.4

84

5.8

9

0.1

1

0.1

0

0

Number of chronic conditionsb

 0

664

36.7

77

18.8

151

15.7

4466

34.8

372

21.8

310

19.9

 1

744

41.2

142

40.7

307

40.3

5079

38.7

691

37.8

517

32.4

  ≥ 2

338

19.3

99

36.4

261

38.5

3368

26.5

739

40.4

717

47.7

 Missing information

56

2.8

21

4.1

46

5.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

  1. aWeighted prevalence is presented
  2. bChronic conditions considered: diabetes, heart diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, musculoskeletal conditions, depression, and cancer