title: Factors associated with social risk in 85-year-old community residents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the social risk and identify possible related factors among community-dwelling 85-year-old residents.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study within the frame of the Octabaix study was conducted. Subjects born in 1924 were included. Social risk was evaluated using the Gijon test (risk>9/25). Two groups were formed, using the cutoff value of 9.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 328 subjects, 202 (61.6%) were women, 174 (53%) were widowed and 100 (30.5%) lived alone. The mean Gijon test was 9.8 (2.6) and social risk prevalence was 52.4% (172). Logistic analysis showed association with female (OR: 3.49; 95% CI: 2.03-5.98), living alone (OR: 6.25; 95% CI: 3.57-12.5), incapacity (OR: 0.80; 95% CI: 0.71-0.89) and lower quality of life (OR: 0.99; 95% CI: 0.97-1.00).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of social risk among 85-year-olds is high (52%). Being a woman multiplies this risk by 3 and living alone in the community by 6.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Atención Primaria Primaria Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Barcelona, España. matobella.cp.ics@gencat.cat
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tobella
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gil
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Llopart
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferrer
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Formiga
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rojas-Farreras
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D011788:Quality of Life; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012307:Risk Factors; D012934:Social Isolation; D012944:Social Support; D013030:Spain