Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Tombstone cost and longevity: The San Pedro Cemetery Museum in Medellín in Colombia. |
| Authors: |
O'Donovan, Gary1,2,3 (AUTHOR) g.odonovan@uniandes.edu.co, Martínez, Astrid4 (AUTHOR), Flórez, Santiago5 (AUTHOR), Cadavid Castrillón, Ana Isabel6 (AUTHOR), Zapata, Uriel4 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: |
PLoS ONE. 1/19/2024, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p1-9. 9p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*LONGEVITY, *SEPULCHRAL monuments, *STATUS (Law), *DEATH certificates, *VIOLENT deaths, *COST |
| Geographic Terms: |
MEDELLIN (Colombia), COLOMBIA |
| Abstract: |
Background: Studies in the West suggest that tombstone cost is associated with longevity. The objective of this observational study was to investigate the association between tombstone cost and longevity in a large cemetery in Latin America. Methods: Age at death was obtained from 2,273 consecutive death certificates held at the San Pedro Cemetery Museum in Medellín in Colombia. Subjects died in 2022, 2021, or 2020. Tombs are arranged in galleries in the cemetery and tombstone cost was based on the material from which the tombstone was made, its position in the gallery, and its ornamentation. Analysis of variance was used and the assumption of equal variance was not violated. Results: Approximately 77% of tombstones were of low cost, 21% of medium cost, and 2% of high cost. Data from 1,751 subjects were used to investigate differences in longevity according to tombstone cost while adjusting for sex, civil status, violent death, and year of death. Longevity was similar in the low-cost group and medium-cost group: 64.3 years (63.2, 65.3) versus 63.3 years (61.3, 65.3) [estimated mean (95% confidence interval)]. Longevity was lower in the high-cost group: 47.0 years (40.1, 53.9). Conclusions: The inverse association between tombstone cost and longevity would suggest that people in Medellín are inclined to spend more on tombstones when commemorating the tragic death of a young person. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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