Table 1

General characteristics of the study sample: values shown as numbers (percentages)

 Screened positive
All 1707 (100)Total 864 (100)MenWomen
Sex
 Men740 (43.4)301 (34.8)
 Women967 (56.6)563 (65.2)
Age group (years)
 50–64670 (39.3)215 (24.9)76 (25.4)139 (24.7)
 65–79689 (40.4)360 (41.8)131 (43.8)229 (40.7)
 ≥80346 (20.3)287 (33.3)92 (30.8)195 (34.6)
Residential status
 Own home1633 (95.7)799 (92.5)274 (91.0)525 (93.3)
 Institutionalised74 (4.3)65 (7.5)27 (9.0)38 (6.7)
Sampling area
 Cinco Villas (rural)1202 (70.4)635 (73.5)235 (78.1)400 (71.0)
 Zaragoza (urban)505 (29.6)229 (26.5)66 (21.9)163 (29.0)
Highest academic qualification
 Lower than primary607 (35.6)388 (45.1)146 (48.5)242 (43.2)
 Primary736 (43.2)364 (42.3)106 (35.2)258 (46.1)
 Secondary and higher360 (21.1)109 (12.7)49 (16.3)60 (10.7)
Marital status
 Married or lives with partner1135 (66.6)502 (58.2)199 (66.1)303 (53.9)
 Divorced or separated33 (1.9)16 (1.9)7 (2.3)9 (1.6)
 Single189 (11.1)90 (10.4)46 (15.3)44 (7.8)
 Widow/widower346 (20.3)255 (29.5)49 (16.3)9 (36.7)
Cognitive impairment (MEC<24)
 No1514 (90.1)684 (80.5)241 (82.0)443 (79.7)
 Yes166 (9.9)166 (19.5)53 (18.0)113 (20.3)
  • MEC, Mini-Examen Cognoscitivo (Spanish version of the Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE)).