Table 1.
Demographic variables for each group
| Therapy (n = 113) | Education (n = 110) | Control (n = 109) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Age | 71.62 (5.34) | 72.14 (4.79) | 71.63 (5.13) |
| Delayed Word Recall | 5.96 (1.37) | 5.49 (1.56) | 5.58 (1.67) |
| Mini-Mental State Exam | 28.17 (1.49) | 28.14 (1.62) | 28.17 (1.69) |
| MET–h/week/previous year | 5.66 (7.26) | 5.83 (8.77) | 5.96 (8.23) |
| Perceived physical function | 73.82 (21.94) | 75.56 (18.56) | 73.24 (22.04) |
| Per cent intervention attendance | 0.83 (0.22) | 0.81 (0.25) | |
| Follow-up exercise attendance | 0.84 (0.20) | 0.83 (0.23) | 0.81 (0.23) |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 86 (76.1) | 83 (75.5) | 83 (76.1) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Amer Indian/Alaskan Native | 1 (0.9) | 0 | 0 |
| Black, not Hispanic origin | 19 (16.8) | 11 (10.0) | 11 (10.1) |
| Hispanic | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0.9) |
| White, not Hispanic origin | 93 (82.3) | 99 (90.0) | 97 (89.0) |
| Highest education | |||
| 8th grade and/or some HS | 5 (4.4) | 5 (4.5) | 11 (10.1) |
| 12th grade | 31 (27.4) | 40 (36.4) | 33 (30.3) |
| Some college | 31 (27.4) | 34 (30.9) | 31 (28.4) |
| 4 years of college | 24 (21.2) | 19 (17.3) | 15 (13.8) |
| Graduate school | 22 (19.5) | 12 (10.9) | 19 (17.4) |