Table 1.
Participant Characteristics by Presence of Ideation at Baseline
| Full Sample, N = 287 | Nonideators, n = 84 | Ideators, n = 203 | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, Years | 63.66 (7.77) | 64.67 (8.15) | 63.24 (7.59) | .300 |
| Sex | >.900 | |||
| Female | 155 (54.01%) | 45 (53.57%) | 110 (54.19%) | |
| Male | 132 (45.99%) | 39 (46.43%) | 93 (45.81%) | |
| Race | .300 | |||
| Asian | 1 (0.35%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.49%) | |
| Black or African American | 48 (16.73%) | 19 (22.62%) | 29 (14.29%) | |
| Multiracial | 1 (0.35%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.49%) | |
| White | 237 (82.58%) | 65 (77.38%) | 172 (84.73%) | |
| Physical Illness, CIRS-Ga | 9.13 (4.39) | 9.07 (4.35) | 9.15 (4.41) | >.900 |
| Depression Severity, HRSDb | 19.29 (5.24) | 17.61 (4.04) | 19.99 (5.52) | <.001 |
| Social Connectedness, SNIc | ||||
| Network diversity | 4.16 (1.93) | 4.55 (2.07) | 4.00 (1.85) | .030 |
| Embedded networks | 0.95 (1.07) | 1.20 (1.20) | 0.84 (0.99) | .014 |
| Number of people with interactions | 9.63 (6.43) | 11.10 (6.89) | 9.03 (6.15) | .013 |
| Composite scored | −0.06 (2.89) | 0.62 (3.06) | −0.34 (2.77) | .012 |
| Perceived Social Support, ISELe | ||||
| Self-esteem | 5.27 (2.89) | 6.42 (2.88) | 4.79 (2.76) | <.001 |
| Belonging | 6.58 (3.31) | 7.52 (3.13) | 6.18 (3.31) | .001 |
| Appraisal | 7.72 (2.90) | 8.32 (2.81) | 7.47 (2.91) | .020 |
| Tangible support | 7.39 (3.31) | 8.12 (3.08) | 7.08 (3.36) | .016 |
| Composite scored | 0.18 (2.44) | 1.02 (2.26) | −0.18 (2.43) | <.001 |
| Worst Lifetime Ideation, SSIf | 15.92 (11.81) | 2.45 (5.52) | 21.45 (8.88) | <.001 |
| Current Ideation, SSIf | 12.53 (11.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 17.69 (8.91) | <.001 |
| Follow-Up Time, Months | 25.43 (14.47) | 22.13 (14.73) | 26.80 (14.17) | .013 |
Values are presented as n (%) or mean (SD). p Values were obtained using Wilcoxon rank-sum tests for continuous variables and Pearson’s χ2 tests for categorical variables. Baseline values are presented for all measures except follow-up time.
CIRS-G, Cumulative Illness Burden-Geriatric version; HRSD, Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; ISEL, Interpersonal Support Evaluation List; SNI, Social Network Index; SSI, Beck Scale of Suicidal Ideation.
Range: 0 (physically healthy) to 52 points (life-threatening physical illness in all organ systems).
Range: 0 to 47 points; score ≥ 14 points indicates moderate to severe depression.
Range: 0 to 12 points for network diversity and embedded networks and 0 to 68 for network size.
Composite scores were obtained by averaging the corresponding subscale scores.
Subscale range: 0 to 12.
Range: 0 to 38 points.