Table 2.
Pooled Baseline Data*
|
Adults age 60 and older |
Adults age 18-59 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined, N=440 | Cancer Trial, N=91 | Diabetes Trial, N=103 | Home Care Trial, N=246 | Combined, N=641 | Cancer Trial, N=357 | Diabetes Trial, N=284 | Age Group Difference | |
| Demographics | ||||||||
| Age, range | 60 - 97 | 60 - 90 | 60 - 79 | 65 - 97 | 18 - 59 | 18 - 59 | 28 - 59 | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 71.6 (8.9) | 65.4 (6.3) | 64.0 (3.9) | 77.1 (7.1) | 46.9 (9.5) | 44.2 (10.3) | 50.3 (7.0) | t=43.27, df=1079, P<.0001 |
| Female | 331 (75.2) | 67 (73.6) | 87 (84.5) | 177 (72.0) | 543 (84.7) | 312 (87.4) | 231 (81.3) | x2=15.16, df=1, P<.0001 |
| Ethnicity/Race | ||||||||
| • Latino | 214 (48.6) | 79 (86.8) | 100 (97.1) | 35 (14.2) | 582 (90.8) | 312 (87.4) | 270 (95.1) | x2=265.88, df=4, P<.0001 |
| • Black | 26 (5.9) | 4 (4.4) | 1 (1.0) | 21 (8.5) | 18 (2.8) | 16 (4.5) | 2 (0.7) | |
| • European White | 187 (42.5) | 5 (5.5) | 2 (1.9) | 180 (73.2) | 28 (4.4) | 18 (5.0) | 10 (3.5) | |
| • Asian | 7 (1.6) | 3 (3.3) | 0 | 4 (1.6) | 12 (1.9) | 11 (3.1) | 1 (0.4) | |
| • other | 6 (1.4) | 0 | 0 | 6 (2.4) | 1 (0.2) | 0 | 1 (0.4) | |
| Marital Status | ||||||||
| • Married | 169 (38.4) | 33 (36.3) | 44 (42.7) | 92 (37.4) | 282 (44.0) | 135 (37.8) | 147 (51.8) | x2=210.81, df=3, P<.0001 |
| • Divorced/Separated | 66 (15.0) | 18 (19.8) | 21 (20.4) | 27 (11.0) | 168 (26.2) | 94 (26.3) | 74 (26.1) | |
| • Widowed | 171 (38.9) | 23 (25.3) | 31 (30.1) | 117 (47.6) | 35 (5.5) | 12 (3.4) | 23 (8.1) | |
| • Single | 34 (7.7) | 17 (18.7) | 7 (6.8) | 10 (4.1) | 156 (24.3) | 116 (32.5) | 40 (14.1) | |
| Depression Status | ||||||||
| Depression Severity | ||||||||
| • Mild Major 10-14 | 208 (47.3) | 56 (61.5) | 52 (50.5) | 100 (40.7) | 392 (61.2) | 253 (70.9) | 139 (48.9) | x2=23.18, df=2, P<.0001 |
| • Moderate 15-19 | 180 (40.9) | 31 (34.1) | 49 (47.6) | 100 (40.7) | 208 (32.4) | 86 (24.1) | 122 (43.0) | |
| • Severe 20-27 | 52 (11.8) | 4 (4.4) | 2 (1.9) | 46 (18.7) | 41 (6.4) | 18 (5.0) | 23 (8.1) | |
| History of Depression | 287 (65.2) | 46 (50.5) | 62 (60.2) | 179 (72.8) | 370 (57.7) | 198 (55.5) | 172 (60.6) | x2=6.16, df=1, P=0.02 |
| Receipt of Antidepressants | 82 (18.6) | 5 (5.5) | 19 (18.4) | 58 (23.6) | 65 (10.1) | 24 (6.7) | 41 (14.4) | x2=16.03, df=1, P<.0001 |
| Co-morbid Medical Illness | ||||||||
| Diabetes | 196 (45.8) | 30 (33.0) | 103 (100.0) | 63 (26.9) | 340 (53.0) | 56 (15.7) | 284 (100.0) | All with df=1, x2=5.39, P=0.03 |
| Hypertension | 195 (45.6) | 41 (45.1) | 81 (78.6) | 73 (31.2) | 270 (42.1) | 80 (22.4) | 190 (66.9) | x2=1.24, P=0.27 |
| Arthritis | 169 (39.5) | 30 (33.0) | 57 (55.3) | 82 (35.0) | 139 (21.7) | 56 (15.7) | 83 (29.2) | x2=39.65, P<.0001 |
| Heart Disease | 116 (27.1) | 15 (16.5) | 10 (9.7) | 91 (38.9) | 23 (3.6) | 10 (2.8) | 13 (4.6) | x2=125.45, P<.0001 |
| Cancer | 113 (26.4) | 91 (100.0) | 4 (3.9) | 18 (7.7) | 369 (57.6) | 357 (100.0) | 12 (4.2) | x2=100.67, P<.0001 |
| Kidney Disease | 39 (9.1) | 13 (14.3) | 17 (16.5) | 9 (3.8) | 50 (7.8) | 28 (7.8) | 22 (7.7) | x2=0.58, P=0.45 |
*
Data are presented as No. (%) unless otherwise indicated. SE indicates standard error.