Table 2.
Baseline health and sociodemographic characteristics of the 241 individuals who contributed 3-month segments to the analysis sample
| Variable | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
| Age | 71.5 (3.2) |
| Blessed exam | 3.2 (2.6) |
| Medical conditions | 2.1 (1.6) |
| Physical function | 4.2 (4.3) |
| Variable | % |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 49.4 |
| Female | 50.6 |
| Race | |
| White | 45.2 |
| Black | 4.8 |
| Pain and limitations | |
| No pain* | 26.2 |
| Pain, no limitations | 36.3 |
| Pain, limitations | 37.6 |
| Pain score | |
| No pain* | 26.5 |
| Pain, little bother | 14.5 |
| Pain, moderate bother | 19.7 |
| Mild pain, extreme bother | 23.5 |
| Moderate—severe pain, extreme bother | 15.8 |
| GDS score | |
| <5 | 84.1 |
| ≥5 | 15.9 |
| Self-rated health | |
| Excellent | 10.5 |
| Very good | 24.7 |
| Good | 18.4 |
| Fair | 32.6 |
| Poor/bad | 13.8 |
| Lived alone | |
| Yes | 36.3 |
| No | 63.8 |
| Marital status | |
| Never married | 5.0 |
| Married | 47.9 |
| Widowed | 30.4 |
| Separated/divorced | 16.7 |
*
Percentages vary for no pain groups due to small numbers of missing data.
GDS = Geriatric Depression Scale.