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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the sample by sex and socioeconomic position

From: Socioeconomic inequalities in life expectancy and disability-free life expectancy among Chilean older adults: evidence from a longitudinal study

  High (n = 251)a Medium (n = 2074)a Low (n = 961)a P value
Men (n = 1640)
 Age (mean, SD) 66.2 (5.7) 70.2 (7.5) 69.6 (7.9) < 0.001
Age group (%)
 60–69 74.1 51.9 56.2 < 0.001
 70–79 23.1 35.7 31.7
 80 or more 2.8 12.5 12.1
Disability (%)
 Yes 2.8 11.5 15.2 < 0.001
 No 97.2 88.5 84.8
Women (n = 1646)
 Age group (%)
  Age (mean, SD) 68.5 (7.7) 70.7 (7.9) 71.5 (8.8) 0.02
  60–69 63.0 49.9 50.3 0.002
  70–79 25.0 34.8 30.8
  80–89 12.0 15.3 18.9
 Disability (%)
  Yes 7.4 19,2 24.9 < 0.001
  No 92.6 80.8 75.2
  1. a Column percent totals may be greater than 100% due to rounding