Estudio MESGI50: descripción de una cohorte sobre la madurez y el envejecimiento satisfactorio
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Objective: To describe the demographic, health and socio-economic characteristics of the participants in
the Study on Maturity and Satisfactory Ageing in Girona (MESGI50 study).
Methods: Population-based Study linked to the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe
(SHARE). The reference population was the inhabitants of the province of Girona (Spain) aged 50 and
over. A probabilistic two-stage stratified cluster sampling according to the number of inhabitants and
the degree of ageing of the population was used.
Results: Twenty-eight municipalities were randomly selected according to their type (demographically
aged or young), and then stratified by the population size. The response rate was 65% with a mean of
1.7 eligible individuals per household and a final sample of 2,065 households and 3,331 participants.
The design effect was 1.27. 52.9% were women and the mean age was 66.9 years (SD = 11.5). The selfrated
health status, hand grip strength, restriction in daily life activities and depressive symptomatology
increased with age and more markedly in women. There were differences in alcohol consumption and
eating patterns depending on the area of residence.
Conclusions: The demographic, health and socio-economic characteristics during the ageing process differ
depending on age group, gender, and area of residence