Table 1.
Patient and Proxy Demographic Data (N = 64 dyads, with 34 Caucasian dyads and 30 African American dyads)
| Patients (N = 64) |
Proxies (N = 64) |
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| Characteristic | African American (n = 30) | Caucasian (n = 34) | African American (n = 30) | Caucasian (n = 34) |
| Age (years), M (SD) | 70.60 (7.12) | 73.32 (8.68) | 48.23 (13.73) | 52.12 (13.99) |
| MMSE (adjusted), M (SD) | 26.63 (2.18) | 28.18 (1.68) | 27.69 (1.72) | 29.11 (1.15) |
| Women, n (%) | 22 (73) | 27 (79) | 23 (77) | 25 (73) |
| Men, n (%) | 8 (27) | 7 (21) | 7 (23) | 9 (27) |
| Education, M (SD) | 12.73 (3.21) | 14.44 (3.78) | 14.67 (3.75) | 16.09 (3.06) |
| Annual income ($), n (%) | ||||
| <15,000 | 13 (43) | 8 (23) | 5 (17) | 3 (9) |
| 15,000–30,000 | 10 (33) | 8 (23) | 9 (30) | 3 (9) |
| 30,000–45,000 | 3 (10) | 6 (18) | 10 (33) | 7 (21) |
| ≥45,000 | 4 (13) | 12 (35) | 6 (20) | 20 (59) |
Notes: N reflects the total number of patient–proxy dyads across race/ethnicity. Patients ranged in age from 59 to 92 years, in education from 6 to 22 years, and in education-adjusted MMSE from 22 to 30. Proxies ranged in age from 21 to 84 years, in education from 5 to 24 years, and in education-adjusted MMSE from 24 to 30. One Caucasian proxy declined to provide income information. MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination.