Table 1.
Descriptive Information for Caregivers by Race and Sex
| White Females (N = 257) |
White Males (N = 225) |
African American Females (N = 165) |
African American Males (N = 120) |
Total Sample (N = 767) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||
| M | 66.65 | 70.21 | 65.79 | 69.35 | 67.93 |
| SD | 8.88 | 9.25 | 8.25 | 9.96 | 9.21 |
| Education | |||||
| Less than HS | 29 (11%) | 17 (8%) | 28 (17%) | 32 (27%) | 106 (14%) |
| HS | 78 (30%) | 53 (23%) | 48 (29%) | 30 (25%) | 209 (27%) |
| Some college | 71 (28%) | 60 (27%) | 49 (30%) | 25 (21%) | 205 (27%) |
| College graduate | 79 (31%) | 95 (42%) | 40 (24%) | 33 (27%) | 247 (32%) |
| Social Network | |||||
| M | 7.71 | 6.87 | 6.91 | 7.16 | 7.20 |
| SD | 7.67 | 7.41 | 7.60 | 7.89 | 7.61 |
| CESD-4 | |||||
| M | 1.69 | 1.00 | 1.47 | 1.37 | 1.39 |
| SD | 2.57 | 1.89 | 2.37 | 2.44 | 2.33 |
| Caregiver Strain | |||||
| None | 59 (23%) | 88 (39%) | 46 (28%) | 54 (45%) | 246 (32%) |
| Medium | 139 (54%) | 105 (47%) | 85 (51%) | 51 (43%) | 380 (50%) |
| High | 59 (23%) | 32 (14%) | 34 (21%) | 15 (12%) | 141 (18%) |
| Framingham Stroke Risk Score (N = 716) |
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| M | 8.90 | 12.85 | 9.55 | 17.14 | 11.46 |
| SD | 9.51 | 10.32 | 9.39 | 14.96 | 11.08 |
| Framingham CHD Risk Score (N = 607) |
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| M | 6.91 | 15.84 | 7.13 | 17.72 | 10.85 |
| SD | 8.14 | 11.62 | 6.38 | 11.43 | 10.44 |
Note: HS=High School; CESD=Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression; CHD = Coronary Heart Disease.