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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Brain Behav Immun. 2012 Jan 24;26(4):573–579. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2012.01.007

Table 1.

Sample characteristics

Variable Full Sample
n = 63		 Subsample
n = 50
Caregivers 34 (54) 27 (54)
Duration of caregiving:
Median [IQR]		 5 – 200
47 [34, 62]		 5 – 137
48 [36, 60]
Age: Range
(Mean±SD)		 51 – 79
(61.87±6.51)		 51 – 79
(62.14±6.10)
BMI: Range
(Mean±SD)		 17.7 – 42.8
(26.57±5.41)		 17.7 – 37.5
(26.18±4.96)
Education
   No advanced degree
   Advanced degree
46 (73)
17 (27)
38 (76)
12 (24)
Household Income
   Below $50k/year
   $50k - $200k/year
   Missing
15 (24)
40 (63)
8(13)
12 (24)
33 (66)
5 (10)
Marital Status
   Married/living with partner
   Divorced/separated/widowed
   Never married
38 (60)
15 (24)
10 (16)
31 (62)
11 (22)
8 (16)
Ethnicity
   White
   Asian
   Black
   Hispanic/Latina
   Other
52 (83)
6 (10)
3 (5)
1 (2)
1 (2)
44 (88)
5 (10)
1 (2)
0
0
Telomere Length: Range
(Mean±SD)		 0.34 – 1.68
(0.93±0.30)		 0.34 – 1.61
(0.94±0.27)

Notes. Figures refer to n (%) unless otherwise specified. Duration of caregiving refers to time since caregiving began in months.