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. 2011 Jun;51(Suppl 1):S59–S72. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnr012

Table 1.

Baseline Sociocultural Circumstances and Physical Living Environment (n = 204)

Intervention group (n = 102) Control group (n = 102) p value
Age in years, mean (SD) 76.52 (8.0) 75.59 (6.7) .37
Gender (%)
    Male 19 (18.6) 33 (32.4) .02
    Female 83 (81.4) 69 (67.7)
Race (%)
    African American 90 (88.2) 91 (89.2) .82
    White or other 12 (11.8) 11 (10.8)
Education (%)
    ≤Grade 9 29 (28.4) 20 (19.6) .43
    Some high school 23 (22.6) 30 (29.4)
    High school graduate 26 (25.5) 25 (24.5)
    Post high school 24 (23.5) 27 (26.5)
Marital status (married %)
    No 71 (69.6) 70 (69.3) .96
    Yes 31 (30.4) 31 (30.7)
Living arrangement (%)
    House 79 (77.5) 79 (78.2) .77
    Apartment/townhouse/condo/other 18 (17.7) 19 (18.8)
    Other 5 (4.9) 3 (3.0)
Do you live alone? (%)
    No 52 (51.0) 51 (50.0) .89
    Yes 50 (49.0) 51 (50.0)