TABLE 1.
Comparison of Baseline Demographic and Clinical Characteristics
| Variable | TCCa (n = 89) | HEWa (n = 89) | Statistic |
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| Demographics | |||
| Age | 69.2 (6.9) | 69.4 (6.2) | t(176) = 0.3, p =0.8 |
| Women (%) | 62 (69.7%) | 67 (75.3%) | χ2(1) = 0.7, p = 0.4 |
| Education | 16.0 (2.0) | 15.5(2.1) | t(176)=−1.6, p =0.1 |
| Race | Fisher’s exact p = 0.8 | ||
| Caucasian | 73 (82.0%) | 74 (83.2%) | |
| African American | 5 (5.6%) | 8 (9.0%) | |
| Asian | 5 (5.6%) | 3 (3.4%) | |
| Hispanic | 3 (3.4%) | 3 (3.4%) | |
| Other | 3 (3.4%) | 1 (1.1%) | |
| Chronic Depression (> 24 mos.) | 58 (65.9%) | 67 (75.3 %) | χ2(1)= 1.9, p = 0.2 |
| Age of Onset | 37.6 (21.0) | 37.6 (20.9) | t(174) = 0.0, p =1.0 |
| Illness duration | 31.7 (22.4) | 31.9 (21.1) | t(174) = 0.1, p =1.0 |
| Number of Episodes | 6.3(12.0) | 5.6(12.3) | t(163) = 0.4, p =0.7 |
| Number of Medications | 6.0 (3.7) | 6.0 (4.4) | t(174) = 0.0, p = 1.0 |
| MMSE | 28.8 (1.3) | 28.9(1.1) | t(176) = 0.9, p =0.4 |
| Mild Cognitive Impairment | 6 (6.7%) | 3 (3.4%) | Fisher’s exact p = 0.5 |
| Clinical Scores | |||
| HAM-D | 19.0 (4.0) | 19.3 (3.9) | t(176) = 0.6, p =0.5 |
| GDS | 16.8 (7.9) | 15.8(7.0) | t(176) =−0.9, p =0.4 |
| HAM-A | 10.8 (4.2) | 10.9 (5.1) | t(176) = 0.2, p =0.8 |
| CD-RISC | 60.0(15.1) | 60.4(15.3) | t(176) = 0.2, p =0.9 |
| CIRS-G | 6.2 (3.7) | 6.8 (4.2) | t(176)= 1.0, p =0.3 |
| CVRF | 10.0 (4.7) | 10.4 (4.4) | t(176)=0.7, p=.5 |
| Cognitive Domain Z-Scores | |||
| Delayed recall | −0.04(1.08) | 0.04 (0.92) | t(175) = 0.6, p =0.6 |
| Attention/Executive function | 0.08(1.02) | −0.08(0.98) | t(175) = 1.0, p =0.3 |
| Language | −0.08 (0.95) | 0.08(1.05) | t(175) = 1.1, p =0.3 |
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TCC : Tai Chi Chih; HEW : Health Education and Wellness