Table 1.
Baseline study variables by race and by living arrangement, Mean (SD), unless otherwise indicated
| Blacks* (n = 74) | Whites (n =229) | p value | Co-residing (n = 234) | Not co- residing (n =73) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caregiver characteristics, fixed effects | ||||||
| Age | 56.9 (13.3) | 61.2 (13.6) | .020 | 63.4 (13.7) | 50.2 (7.1) | <.001 |
| Female sex, # (%) | 57 (77.0) | 148 (64.6) | .048 | 154 (65.8) | 53 (72.6) | .280 |
| Black, # (%) | -- | -- | -- | 59 (25.5) | 15 (20.8) | .417 |
| Co-residing, # (%) | 59 (79.7) | 172 (75.1) | .417 | -- | -- | -- |
| Education | 13.7 (3.2) | 14.7 (2.8) | .033 | 14.1 (3.0) | 15.4 (2.3) | <.001 |
| Kinship relationship: | <.001 | -- | ||||
| Spouse, # (%) | 20 (27.0) | 116 (50.7) | 138 (59.0) | -- | ||
| Adult child, # (%) | 54 (73.0) | 113 (49.3) | 96 (41.0) | 73 (100%) | ||
| Care recipient characteristics | ||||||
| MMSE | 11.8 (7.1) | 14.9 (8.4) | .002 | 14.1 (8.3) | 14.5 (7.8) | .734 |
| Katz Activities Scale | 2.1 (2.1) | 1.7 (2.1) | .024 | 1.8 (2.1) | 1.7 (2.1) | .725 |
| Care-related characteristics | ||||||
| Amount of care provided per week (hours) | 60.6 (56.5) | 47.0 (56.5) | .005 | 59.2 (59.3) | 21.5 (33.9) | <.001 |
| Length of time providing care (years) | 4.1 (4.5) | 3.4 (3.1) | .139 | 3.5 (3.6) | 3.6 (3.2) | .841 |
| Religiosity | 24.3 (5.3) | 20.6 (6.9) | <.0001 | 21.2 (6.8) | 22.1 (6.7) | .375 |
| Social support | 27.8 (7.9) | 24.4 (7.7) | .004 | 26.0 (8.1) | 22.8 (6.5) | <.001 |
| Past relationship | 12.8 (2.7) | 12.8 (2.4) | .884 | 13.0 (2.3) | 12.1 (2.9) | .018 |
*
The difference between the race and co-residing sample sizes (303 vs. 307) is due to missing race values for 4 people.