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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychosom Res. 2011 May 14;71(2):79–85. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2011.01.008

Table I.

Participant and Variable Descriptive Statistics

Variable Total N=106 (Min-Max)
Sociodemographic Characteristics
    Age 56.22±12.45 (22-79)
    Years of Education 15.96±2.39 (12-21)
    Yearly Median income ($) by zip 51,142±18,631 (17,644-121,527)
    Years with RA 11.97±11.40 (<1-53)
    Ethnicity
Caucasian 56(52.8%)
African American 11(10.4%)
Hispanic 15(14.1%)
Other 24(22.6%)
    Gender
Female 88 (83%)
Male 18 (17%)
    Marital Status
Married 47 (44.3%)
Not Married 47 (44.3%)
Other/Unknown 12 (11.4%)
Model Variables
    SF-36 Physical Functioning Composite 33.19±7.92 (15-47)
    SF-36 Mental Health Composite 55.21±10.51 (21-70)
    Disability (HAQ-DI) .84±.60 (0-2.38)
    Disease Activity (RADAR) 11.45±9.34 (0-36)
    Disease Activity (DAS-28) 4.32±.95 (1.68-7.32)
    Personal Mastery (PMS) 23.58±3.46 (13-28)
    Social Network (SNI) 1.75±1.13 (0-4)
    Active coping (VPMI) 22.77±4.73 (12-35)
    Passive coping (VPMI) 24.84±6.99 (12-43)
    Helplessness (AHI) 14.75±3.93 (7-28)
    Internality (AHI) 30.25±5.93 (7-42)
    Perceived Stress (PSS) 11.35±6.90 (0-36)