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. 2010 Jan 26;25(4):334–339. doi: 10.1007/s11606-009-1223-2

Table 1.

Sociodemographic and Health-related Characteristics by Risk Outcomes at 3 and 12 Months

At 3 months At 12 months
Individuals who are not at risk (n = 125) Individuals who remained at risk (n = 122) p-value Individuals who are not at risk (n = 102) Individuals who remained at risk (n = 120) p-value
Age, mean ± SD 69.2 ± 6.9 67.8 ± 6.6 0.12 69.3 ± 6.8 68.3 ± 6.2 0.22
Sex, n (%) Men 86 (68.8) 98 (80.3) 0.04 71 (69.6) 87 (72.5) 0.64
Race, n (%)
Non-Hispanic white 102 (81.6) 113 (92.6) 0.01 88 (86.3) 106 (88.3) 0.65
Hispanic/Non-white 23 (18.4) 9 (7.4) 14 (13.7) 14 (11.1)
Living situation, n (%)
With someone 97 (77.6) 86 (70.5) 0.20 78 (76.5) 87 (72.5) 0.50
Alone 28 (22.4) 36 (29.5) 24 (23.5) 33 (27.5)
Education, n (%)
Up to high school 92 (73.6) 103 (84.4) 0.04 28 (27.5) 23 (19.2) 0.14
More than HS 33 (26.3) 19 (15.6) 74 (72.5) 97 (80.8)
Income, n (%)
≤$50,000 53 (60.9) 47 (50%) 0.14 44 (57.1) 47 (53.4) 0.63
>$50,000 34 (39.1) 47 (50%) 33 (42.9) 41 (46.6)
  (38 missing) (28 missing) (25 missing) (32 missing)
Occupation, n (%) 0.59
Non-retired 30 (24) 38 (31.2) 0.21 27 (26.5) 28 (23.3)
Retired/Homemaker 95 (76) 84 (68.8) 75 (73.5) 92 (76.7)
Self-rated health status, n (%)
Poor/Fair 14 (11.2) 8 (6.6) 0.20 12 (11.8) 8 (6.7) 0.19
Good/Very Good/ Excellent 111 (88.8) 114 (93.4) 90 (88.2) 112 (93.3)
Able to do both strenuous and heavy work, n (%) 93 (74.4) 89 (73) 0.80 80 (78.4) 85 (70.8) 0.20