Objetivo: Identificar los factores sociodemograficos asociados a la calidad de vida relacio- nada con salud de los adultos mayores de la Comuna 9 del Distrito de Cartagena. Materiales y metodos: Encuesta transversal. Poblacion de 5020 adultos mayores, mues- tra de 514 personas. Muestreo en dos etapas: primero estratificado, considerando la pro- porcion de adultos mayores en cada barrio de la Comuna 9, y luego aleatorio simple, para seleccionar las manzanas donde ubicar a los participantes. Auxiliares de investigacion, previamente entrenados, recolectaron la informacion durante abril-mayo de 2009. Se apli- co el instrumento Indice Multicultural de Calidad de Vida. Se realizo inicialmente un analisis descriptivo de las variables y luego un analisis logistico multivariado para esta- blecer las posibles asociaciones. Resultados: Participaron 514 adultos mayores: 65,8% mujeres; 43% viven en union libre o son casados; 56,6% han cursado estudios de primaria; 58% no trabaja y el 64,3% residia en estrato 1 o 2. Estar pensionado o estar trabajando aumenta 2,7 veces la posibi- lidad de tener un buen bienestar psicologico (OR= 2,729 IC 95%= 1,758-4,236). Conclusiones: Ser mujer, tener nivel de escolaridad secundaria o mas, vivir en estrato tres o cuatro, ser pensionado o estar trabajando y vivir con menos de cuatro personas muestra asociacion a la calidad de vida relacionada con salud de los adultos mayores. Palabras clave: Calidad de vida, salud, adulto mayor. Objective: To identify socio-demographic factors associated with quality of life related to health of the elderly in the Community 9 District of Cartagena. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional survey. 5,020 elderly population, sample size of 514 people. Sampling in two stages: first stratified by considering the proportion of elderly people in every district of the Commune 9 and then simple random blocks to select whe- re to place the participants. Previously trained research assistants collected information during the months of April-May 2009. The instrument was administered Index Multi- cultural Quality of Life. Was initially a descriptive analysis of the variables and then a multivariate logistic analysis to establish potential partnerships. Results: Participants were 514 older adults: 65.8% female, 43% cohabiting or were married, 56.6% have completed primary education, 58% not working and 64.3% resided in stratum 1 or 2. Be retired or be working increases 2.7 times more likely to have a good psychological well-being (OR = 2.729 95% CI = 1.758 to 4.236). Conclusions: Being female, having secondary school level or older, live in stratum three or four, be retired or be working and living on less than four people, showed an association with the quality of life related to health of older adults. Keywords: Quality of life, health, elderly.