Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of final study sample (n ¼ 964) baseline characteristics (1993–1994). Hispanic Established Population for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly
| Mean age (SD) at baseline | 71.67 (5.615) |
|---|---|
| n (%) | |
| Sex | |
| Women | 523 (52.6%) |
| Men | 471 (47.4%) |
| Years of formal education | |
| 0 years | 66 (6.6%) |
| 1–5 years | 393 (39.5%) |
| 6–8 years | 274 (27.6%) |
| 9–12 years | 193 (19.4%) |
| 13–16 years | 52 (5.2%) |
| 17–20 years | 10 (1.0%) |
| Income (in US dollars) | |
| $0–19,999 | 823 (82.8%) |
| $20,000–39,999 | 82 (8.2%) |
| $40,000 and above | 11 (1.1%) |
| Total number of IADL limitations | |
| 0 | 633 (63.7%) |
| 1–2 | 236 (23.7%) |
| 3–4 | 71 (7.1%) |
| 5–6 | 23 (2.3%) |
| 7–8 | 19 (9.3%) |
| 9–10 | 9 (9%) |
| Total number of ADL problems | |
| 0 | 955 (96.1%) |
| 1–2 | 21 (2.1%) |
| 3–4 | 11 (1.1%) |
| 5–6 | 3 (0.3%) |
| 7 | 3 (0.3%) |
| Number of vascular conditions | |
| 0 | 208 (20.9%) |
| 1 | 338 (34.0%) |
| 2 | 228 (22.9%) |
| 3 or more | 134 (13.5%) |
| Incident elevated depressive symptoms (2-year follow-up (1995–1996)) | 74 (7.7%) |