Table 1.
Means or Percentages for Social Support and Control Variables for Respondents by Carotenoid Level Change
| Sample Statistics | Baseline Sign | Decrease | Increase | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Percentage | n | Mean | Percentage | n | Percentage | n | ||
| Age Group | ||||||||
| 65–74 (reference) | 49.2% | 160 | 2.56 | 47.6% | 78 | 50.9% | 82 | |
| 75–84 | 33.8 | 110 | * | 2.85 | 32.3 | 53 | 35.4 | 57 |
| 85+ | 16.9 | 55 | 2.83 | 20.1 | 33 | 13.7 | 22 | |
| Level of Satisfaction with Income | 7.44 | 325 | - | 7.32 | - | 7.56 | - | |
| Change Body Mass Index | −0.38 | 325 | - | −0.44 | - | −0.32 | - | |
| Change in Satisfaction with Perceived Help | ||||||||
| Same (reference) | 43.1 | 140 | 2.75 | 44.5 | 73 | 41.6 | 67 | |
| Decrease | 27.1 | 88 | 2.70 | 23.8 | 39 | 30.4 | 49 | |
| Increase | 29.8 | 97 | 2.70 | 31.7 | 52 | 28.0 | 45 | |
| Change in Help Shopping/Preparing Meals | ||||||||
| Same (reference) | 45.2 | 147 | 2.74 | 43.3 | 71 | 47.2 | 76 | |
| Decrease | 28.6 | 93 | 2.73 | 28.0 | 46 | 29.2 | 47 | |
| Increase | 24.3 | 79 | 2.60 | 28.0 | 46 | 20.5 | 33 | |
| Change in Confidant | ||||||||
| Same (reference) | 88.9 | 289 | 2.72 | 88.4 | 145 | 89.4 | 144 | |
| Increase | 5.2 | 17 | 2.67 | 6.7 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | |
| Change in Emotional Support Needed | ||||||||
| Same (reference) | 45.5 | 148 | 2.76 | 44.5 | 73 | 46.6 | 75 | |
| Decrease | 27.1 | 88 | ** | 2.34 | 28.0 | 46 | 26.1 | 42 |
| Increase | 27.4 | 89 | 2.80 | 27.4 | 45 | 27.3 | 44 | |
| Change in Freq. Taking on the Phone | ||||||||
| Same (reference) | 53.5 | 174 | 2.65 | 49.4 | 81 | 80.9 | 93 | |
| Decrease | 20.6 | 67 | 2.64 | 18.3 | 30 | 32.2 | 37 | |
| Increase | 25.8 | 84 | 2.87 | 32.3 | 53 | 27.0 | 31 | |
| Change in Freq. Going to Activities | ||||||||
| Same (reference) | 47.1 | 153 | 2.61 | 50.0 | 82 | 62.5 | 71 | |
| Decrease | 26.5 | 86 | ** | 2.96 | 28.0 | 46 | 35.2 | 40 |
| Increase | 26.5 | 86 | 2.61 | 22.0 | 36 | 44.0 | 50 | |
| Change in Freq. Leaving Neighborhood | ||||||||
| Same (reference) | 46.5 | 151 | 2.67 | 48.8 | 80 | 61.8 | 71 | |
| Decrease | 29.2 | 95 | 2.79 | 28.0 | 46 | 42.6 | 49 | |
| Increase | 24.3 | 79 | 2.66 | 23.2 | 38 | 35.7 | 41 | |
| Change in Freq. Leaving House | ||||||||
| Same (reference) | 29.2 | 95 | 2.77 | 25.6 | 42 | 46.1 | 53 | |
| Decrease | 34.2 | 111 | 2.54 | 41.5 | 68 | 37.4 | 43 | |
| Increase | 36.6 | 119 | 2.81 | 32.9 | 54 | 56.6 | 65 | |
| Household Situation | ||||||||
| Not Married, Live alone | 47.4 | 154 | 2.85 | 48.2 | 79 | 66.0 | 75 | |
| Married, 2 people in home | 18.2 | 59 | 2.69 | 16.5 | 27 | 28.2 | 32 | |
| Married, more than 2 people in home | 7.7 | 25 | 3.11 | 9.1 | 15 | 6.2 | 10 | |
| Not Married, 2 or more people in home | 26.8 | 87 | ** | 2.34 | 26.2 | 43 | 27.3 | 44 |
| n | 325 | 164 | 161 | |||||
Note:
*
p<0.01,
**
p<0.05,
Freq. indicates Frequency