Functional Capacity, Lipid Profile, and Associated Factors in Older Adults Living in Urban and Rural Areas

Table 1

Sociodemographic, housing, and lifestyle characteristics of older adults living in São Miguel do Oeste, SC, Brazil, 2020 (n = 205).

Variables	Categories	Urban		Rural
		n	%	N	%
Gender	Female	89	67.4	41	56.2
	Male	43	32.6	32	43.8
Age group	60–79 years	103	78.0	65	89.0
	80 years or more	29	22.0	8	11.0
Skin color	White	123	93.2	73	100.0
	Brown	8	6.1	0	0.00
	Black	1	0.5	0	0.00
Marital status	Married	74	56.1	50	68.5
	Widowed	47	35.6	14	19.2
	Single	3	2.3	7	9.6
	Divorced	5	3.8	1	1.4
	Other	2	1.5	1	1.4
	Separated	1	0.8	0	0.0
Can read and write	Yes	124	94.0	66	90.4
	No	4	3	4	5.5
	Just sign the name	4	3.0	3	4.1
Household	Own	116	87.9	67	91.8
	Rented	10	7.6	1	1.4
	Assigned	5	3.8	3	4.1
	Others	1	0.8	2	2.7
Running water	Yes, inside the house	132	100.0	73	100.0
Energy	Yes	132	100.0	73	100.0
Retirement	Yes, due to age	48	36.4	48	65.8
	Yes, due to length of service	51	38.6	10	13.7
	Yes, plus pension	16	12.1	5	6.8
	Yes, due to disability	9	6.8	4	5.5
	No	4	3.0	4	5.5
	Pensioner	4	3.0	2	2.7
Has other income	No	98	74.2	50	68.5
Receives financial help	No	114	86.4	66	90.4
Currently working	No	113	85.6	34	46.6
Occupation	Farming	53	40.2	63	86.3
	Housewife/domestic	26	19.7	2	2.7
	Teacher	8	6.1	1	1.4
	Merchant	8	6.1	0	0.00
	Others/self-employed	37	28.1	7	9.6
Lives	Accompanied	102	77.3	69	94.5
Lives with	Spouse	68	66.7	30	43.5
	Children/sons-in-law/grandchildren	33	32.5	30	43.5
	Others	1	1.0	9	13.0
Self-perceived health	Excellent	15	11.4	11	15.1
	Good	62	47.0	33	45.2
	Regular	45	34.1	26	35.6
	Bad	9	6.8	1	1.4
	Lousy	1	0.8	2	2.7
Comparative health	Excellent	26	19.7	22	30.1
	Good	72	54.5	34	46.6
	Regular	30	22.7	14	19.2
	Bad	4	3.0	1	1.4
	Lousy	0	0.00	2	2.7
Medication use	Yes	116	87.9	60	82.2
Smoking	No	128	97.0	60	82.2
Alcoholism	Do not know	78	59.1	34	46.6
	Drink eventually	44	33.3	31	42.5
	Drink up to 3 times a week	1	0.8	2	2.7
	Drink 3 to 7 times a week	5	8.0	6	8.2
	Already drank in the past	4	3.0	0	0.00
Full meals	One	7	5.3	1	1.4
	Two	12	9.1	12	16.4
	Three	113	85.6	60	82.2
Fluid intake	Less than 3 glasses	9	6.8	0	0.00
	From 3 to 5 glasses	30	22.7	14	19.2
	More than 5 glasses	93	70.5	59	80.8
Hearing problems	No	95	72.0	37	50.7
Vision problems	Yes	115	87.1	56	76.7
Dental problems	No teeth	74	56.1	60	82.2
	Yes, only in the lower part of the mouth	22	16.7	19	26.0
	Yes, only in the upper part of the mouth	7	5.3	0	0.00
	Yes, less than half the teeth	20	15.2	14	19.2
	All the teeth	9	6.8	3	4.1
Physical activities	None	50	37.9	54	74.0
	Walk	53	40.2	14	19.2
	Others	29	22.0	5	6.9
Falls	No	104	78.8	62	84.9