Table 1.
Abused*n = 55 (10%) | Not Abused n = 495 (90%) | |
---|---|---|
Mean age, y (± SD) | 56 (6.1) | 62 (8.7)† |
Female, % | 91 | 57† |
Education, % | ||
Grade school | 24 | 18 |
Some high school | 43 | 36 |
High school graduate | 22 | 34 |
College | 11 | 12 |
Employed, % | 52 | 42 |
Marital status, % | ||
Single | 16 | 22 |
Married | 20 | 28 |
Divorced | 40 | 29 |
Other | 24 | 21 |
Number in household, mean (± SD) | 2.2 (1.2) | 2.0 (1.2) |
Insurance type, % | ||
Medicare | 31 | 33 |
Medicaid/GAU/DSHS | 20 | 15 |
Private | 14 | 20 |
Self-pay | 31 | 31 |
Other | 4 | 1 |
Current alcohol use, % | 31 | 26‡ |
Current substance use, % | 7 | 3 |
Current depression, % | 56 | 22† |
History of depression or suicide attempts, % | 31 | 12† |
Feelings of guilt/ worthlessness, % | 4 | 1 |
Number of health problems, mean (± SD) | 4.4 (2.3) | 3.6 (2.5)§ |
Number of medications, mean (± SD) | 3.3 (2.3) | 2.7 (2.3) |
Defined as definite or probable as described in text.
P ≤.001
P ≤.01
P ≤.05.