Table 1. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Sample1.
| Spouse (n=672) |
Respondent (n=672) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | <.001 | ||
| <65 | 369(54.9%) | 349(51.9%) | |
| 65-74 | 200(29.8%) | 201(29.9%) | |
| 75+ | 103(15.3%) | 122(18.2%) | |
| Gender | <.001 | ||
| Female | 367(54.0%) | 305(45.3%) | |
| Education | <.001 | ||
| 13+ | 278(41.3%) | 297(44.1%) | |
| Ethnicity | <.001 | ||
| White | 564(83.9%) | 554(82.4%) | |
| Latino | 46(6.8%) | 52(7.7%) | |
| Black | 49(7.3%) | 51(7.6%) | |
| Other | 13(1.7%) | 15(2.2%) | |
| Medical Conditions | .09 | ||
| >2 | 175(22.9%) | 191(25.7%) | |
| Functional Impairment (0-9) | 1.71(.11) | 1.77(.09) | .66 |
| Providing Assistance with ADL/IADL to Partner | .78 | ||
| Yes | 50(6.6%) | 57(7.8%) | |
| Depression | <.001 | ||
| Depressed | 137(19.9%) | 152(22.5%) | |
| Cognitive Status (0-26) | 14.60(.25) | 14.08(.19) | .11 |
| Vigorous Exercise | <.001 | ||
| Yes | 297(44.5%) | 310(48.9%) | |
| Smoking Cigarettes | <.001 | ||
| Yes | 96(15.6%) | 88(14.0%) | |
| Drinking Alcohol | <.001 | ||
| Yes | 96(15.6%) | 88(14.0%) | |
| Self Rated Health2 | <.001 | ||
| Poor | 35(3.5%) | 40(4.9%) | |
| Fair | 101(13.5%) | 108(15.5%) | |
| Good | 203(32.3%) | 204(29.3) | |
| Very Good | 228(34.0%) | 219(35.4) | |
| Excellent | 94(16.5%) | 89(14.5) | |
1
Chi-square analyses were conducted to compare spouse to respondent on categorical variables. T-test analyses for dependent samples were conducted to compare spouse to respondent on continuous variables.
2
For spouse, refers to their own health