Table 1.
Background characteristics.
| Characteristic | Control (n =159) |
Experimental (n = 160) |
Total (N = 319) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Age (SD) | 78.5 (5.7) | 79.5 (6.1) | 79.0 (5.9) | .158 |
| Race (%) | .387 | |||
| White | 52.2 | 53.1 | 52.7 | |
| African | 45.9 | 45.0 | 45.5 | |
| American | ||||
| Hispanic | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | |
| Other | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | |
| Gender (%) | .751 | |||
| Male | 18.9 | 17.5 | 18.2 | |
| Female | 81.1 | 82.5 | 81.8 | |
| Living arrangement (%) | .462 | |||
| Alone | 59.7 | 63.8 | 61.8 | |
| With others | 40.3 | 36.3 | 38.2 | |
| Education (%) | .916 | |||
| < High school | 37.7 | 35.6 | 36.7 | |
| High school | 30.2 | 31.9 | 31.0 | |
| > High school | 32.1 | 32.5 | 32.3 | |
| Mean number of health conditions (SD) | 7.1 (2.8) | 6.7 (2.7) | 6.9 (2.7) | .295 |
| MMSE | 27.0 (1.8) | 26.8 (1.8) | 26.9 (1.8) | .346 |
MMSE: Mini-mental status examination.