Table 1. Participant characteristics at randomization, N = 503. (This table used with permission [6].).
| DD (N = 212) | Education (N = 141) | Control (N = 150) | p-valuea | |
| Female | 127 (60) | 94 (67) | 96 (64) | 0.42 |
| Age in years (mean (SD))b | 63 (8) | 63 (9) | 63 (10) | 0.81 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 20 (10) | 12 (9) | 18 (12) | |
| Married | 132 (63) | 87 (62) | 85 (57) | |
| Divorced | 37 (18) | 24 (17) | 26 (17) | 0.86 |
| Widowed | 21 (10) | 18 (13) | 20 (13) | |
| Other | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Hispanic or Latino/Latina | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 0.96 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 183 (86) | 125 (89) | 127 (85) | |
| Black or African-American | 25 (12) | 14 (10) | 21 (14) | 0.72 |
| Other | 4 (2) | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | |
| Highest level of education | ||||
| Less than BA | 110 (52) | 85 (60) | 78 (52) | |
| BA | 54 (26) | 35 (25) | 41 (27) | 0.39 |
| More than BA | 48 (23) | 21 (15) | 31 (21) | |
| Finances at the end of a typical monthc | ||||
| Some money left over | 137 (65) | 91 (65) | 98 (65) | |
| Just enough to make ends meet | 54 (26) | 35 (25) | 35 (23) | 0.99 |
| Not enough to make ends meet | 12 (6) | 9 (6) | 8 (5) | |
| Relationship with an Alzheimer’s patient | ||||
| Primary Caregiver/Decision-maker | 56 (27) | 41 (30) | 34 (23) | |
| Close to someone with AD | 90 (43) | 61 (44) | 66 (44) | 0.66 |
| No relation | 65 (31) | 37 (27) | 50 (33) | |
a
Based on χ2 tests, except for age which is based on ANOVA.
b
All cell values are N(%) except for age.
c
Some percentages do not add to 100 because not all participants answered the question.