Table 3 Factors associated with the presence of violence abuse among older adult females. Mexico’s 2012, National Health and Nutrition Survey

Age

 < 65 years

29.9 (27.7–32.2)

37.7 (18.8–61.3)

1.8 (0.6–4.7)

0.26

 65–74 years

40.5 (38.2–42.9)

41.1 (23.1–61.8)

1.4 (0.6–3.1)

0.40

 75+ years

29.5 (27.5–31.7)

21.2 (11.5–35.8)

1.0

Lives with 5+ people

32.5 (30.2–34.9)

31.9 (15.1–55.4)

1.0 (0.4–2.6)

0.95

Is not the head of the household

58.0 (55.7–60.3)

71.0 (56.1–82.5)

1.8 (0.9–3.4)

0.09

Education

 Secondary+

16.6 (14.5–18.9)

14.5 (7.4–26.8)

0.9 (0.4–1.8)

0.69

Has partner

46.4 (44.0–48.8)

51.4 (34.6–68.0)

1.2 (0.6–2.5)

0.57

Region

 North

19.5 (17.7–21.3)

9.1 (4.2–18.5)

1.0

 North-west

23.1 (21.1–25.3)

28.2 (13.9–48.9)

2.6 (0.97–7.1)

0.06

 Central

35.1 (32.4–38.0)

43.6 (24.1–65.3)

2.7 (0.95–7.5)

0.06

 South-southeast

22.3 (20.3–24.4)

19.1 (4.2–18.5)

1.8 (0.6–5.3)

0.25

SES

 Low

25.5 (23.4–27.7)

14.6 (7.0–28.1)

0.5 (0.2–1.3)

0.17

 Medium

41.2 (38.6–43.8)

45.8 (27.9–64.9)

1.0

 High

33.3 (30.8–35.9)

39.6 (23.2–58.7)

1.1 (0.5–2.5)

0.88

Chronic disease

60.7 (58.3–63.0)

59.9 (41.1–76.2)

1.0 (0.4–2.1)

0.94

Depression

17.9 (16.2–19.8)

41.6 (25.3–60.0)

3.3 (1.5–7.0)

0.003

Functional dependence

33.7 (31.4–36.0)

30.7 (16.4–49.9)

0.9 (0.4–2.0)

0.74

Cognitive deterioration

24.6 (22.6–26.7)

13.7 (6.7–25.9)

0.2 (0.2–1.1)

0.08

Low self esteem

7.8 (6.5–9.4)

7.0 (2.4–18.4)

0.9 (0.3–2.7)

0.81

Dissatisfaction with life

3.1 (2.3–4.1)

1.2 (0.2–8.3)

0.4 (0.05–2.9)

0.35

Loss of power in the home

14.3 (12.7–16.0)

25.8 (9.7–53.1)

2.1 (0.6–6.9)

0.23

No economic contribution

36.7 (34.2–39.3)

21.3 (9.0–42.5)

0.5 (0.2–1.3)

0.14