Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics of Sample (n=636)
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Mean age±SD | 77.5±6.3 |
| Range | (65 to 100) |
| % Female, (n) | 76.4 (486) |
| Ethnicity* | |
| % Non-Latino White (n) | 43.7 (278) |
| % African American (n) | 15.4 (98) |
| % Latino (n) | 36.0 (229) |
| % Asian American (n) | 1.9 (12) |
| Level of formal education completed† | |
| % 5th grade or less (n) | 5.2 (33) |
| % 6th to 8th grade (n) | 9.4 (60) |
| % 9th to 12th grade (n) | 39.8 (253) |
| % Some college (n) | 24.5 (156) |
| % College graduate (n) | 14.2 (90) |
| Mean PCS-12 score±SD | 43.8±10.6 |
| Mean MCS-12 score±SD | 52.9±9.3 |
| Activities of daily living | |
| % With difficulty (or inability) bathing (n) | 10.8 (69) |
| % With difficulty (or inability) dressing (n) | 8.5 (54) |
| % Scoring≤2 on 5-item Geriatric Depression Scale (n) | 19.7 (125) |
| Self-reported comorbidities | |
| Diabetes | 17.8 (113) |
| Hypertension | 51.5 (328) |
| Heart attack | 9.2 (58) |
| Stroke | 8.2 (52) |
| Urinary incontinence | 31.6 (201) |
| Pain limiting daily activities | 23.7 (151) |
| Memory loss problems | 28.9 (184) |
| Difficulty with vision (even with glasses) | 24.5 (156) |
| Total time spent in physical activity in past week | |
| None | 127 (20) |
| <30 min | 120 (19) |
| 30 to 60 min | 164 (26) |
| 1 to 3 h | 101 (16) |
| >3 h | 124 (20) |
*
Item was missing for 15 participants (2.4% of sample).
†
Item was missing for 44 participants (6.9% of sample).
PCS, Physical Component Summary; MCS, Mental Component Summary.