Sex, rurality and socioeconomical status in Spanish centennial population (2017).

ABSTRACT: World's population is exponentially aging as people reaching 100 years old has increased. The number of areas with the highest centennial population rates (Blue Zones), are significantly higher. Are there any determinant factors that favor this situation in Spain? The goal of this study was to determine the possible influence of sex, rurality and socioeconomic factors (Gross Domestic Product (GDP)) on the prevalence of the centennial population of the Spanish society. The Spanish register of inhabitants was published in 2017 by the National Statistics Institute. The analysis was carried out both by Autonomous Communities and by provinces in phases: a first descriptive analysis, followed by an inferential analysis, based on statistical tests (independent T- Student test, Pearson correlation

SUBMITTER: Fuentes P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8507300 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature