Table 1. Sociodem ographic Characteristics by Group.

Variables	Theatre N = 42	Voice N = 40	Control N = 40	p-value*
Age, y, mean (SD)	80.24 (6.47)	82.65 (4.67)	81.60 (5.96)	.17
Education, y, mean (SD)
Years in School	12.27 (1.42)	12.78 (2.24)	12.70 (2.52)	.61
Social Support, mean (SD)
Number of Close Relatives	9.21 (9.41)	9.47 (8.51)	11.11 (13.45)	.63
Number of Close Friends	6.17 (3.20)	5.79 (4.14)	7.33 (6.71)	.35
Health, mean (SD)
Number of Prescription Drugs  Taken Daily	4.33 (3.67)	5.00 (4.27)	4.85 (2.68)	.71
Marital Status				.67
Married %	16.7	15.0	17.5
Widowed %	66.7	70.0	70.0
Single/Divorced %	16.6	15.0	10.0
Gender				.48
Females %	81.0	82.5	90.0

^*Based on one-way ANOVAs and nonparametric tests as appropriate.