Table 1.
Types and Number of Chronic Conditions
| Variables | African- American (N = 16) |
White (N = 46) |
χ2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Types of Chronic Conditions | |||
| Arthritisa | 11 (68.8%) | 35 (76.1%) | .334 |
| High blood pressurea | 16 (100.0%) | 20 (43.5%) | 15.58** |
| Heart troubleb | 4 (25.0%) | 21 (45.7%) | 2.10 |
| Circulation problemsa | 5 (31.3%) | 12 (26.1%) | .81 |
| Diabetesb | 5 (31.3%) | 5 (10.9%) | 3.65+ |
| Number of Chronic Conditionsb | |||
| 3 or Less | 9 (56.3%) | 26 (56.5%) | .001 |
| 4 or More | 7 (43.8%) | 20 (43.5%) | |
| Functional Statusb | |||
| Self-Sufficient | 10 (62.5%) | 17 (37.0%) | 3.15 + |
| Some difficulties in performing ADL | 6 (37.5%) | 29 (63.0%) | |
| Acceptanceb | |||
| High acceptance | 9 (56.3%) | 23 (50.0%) | .19 |
| Low acceptance | 7 (43.8%) | 23 (50.0%) |
*
p < .01
**
p < .001
a
Some cells have expected count less 5
b
No cells have expected count less 5
+
Approaching significance (p = .056, p = .069)