Table 5.

DMS scores by sociodemographics and health status

All participants	Test sample			Retest sample
	Mean (SD)	Median	P	Mean (SD)	Median	P
	1.71 (.63)	1.71	–	1.53 (.50)	1.5	–
Sex
Female	1.68 (.64)	1.71	.30	1.51 (.50)	1.36	.67
Age (mean, yrs)			.76			.78
<55	1.63 (.60)	1.86		1.54 (.56)	1.43
55–64	1.80 (.81)	1.71		1.51 (.44)	1.57
65–74	1.60 (.51)	1.43		1.63 (.62)	1.71
≥75	1.78 (.53)	1.86		1.40 (.39)	1.29
Education			.003			.02
Some high school	1.44 (.52)	1.14		1.51 (.58)	1.36
High school graduate	1.46 (.56)	1.14		1.28 (.31)	1.21
Some college	1.69 (.48)	1.79		1.48 (.48)	1.43
College graduate	2.16 (.74)	2.14		1.82 (.52)	1.86
Self reported health status			.36			.75
Excellent	1.64 (.71)	1.64		1.86 (1.01)	1.86
Very Good	2.00 (.52)	2		1.73 (.74)	1.86
Good	1.63 (.50)	1.71		1.47 (.43)	1.36
Fair	1.66 (.80)	1.36		1.46 (.49)	1.29
Poor	2.00 (.60)	1.86		1.63 (.22)	1.71