Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample.
| Variable | Category | Total Sample (n = 60) |
Max Stress B (n = 30) | Placebo (n = 30) |
Statistic |
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| Age | — | M = 50.9 (SD = 7.8; R = 22, 68) | M = 49.3 (SD = 8.1; R = 22, 68) | M = 52.5 (SD = 7.3; R = 29, 67) | t (58) = 1.6, P = 0.11 |
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| Gender | Male | 41 (68.3%) | 19 (63.3%) | 22 (73.3%) | χ 2(1) = 0.4, P = 0.69 |
| Female | 19 (31.7%) | 11 (36.7%) | 8 (26.7%) | ||
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| Race/ethnicity | White, non-Hispanic | 10 (16.7%) | 4 (13.3%) | 6 (20.0%) | χ 2(2) = 0.5, P = 0.78 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 38 (63.3%) | 20 (66.7%) | 18 (60.0%) | ||
| Hispanic | 12 (20.0%) | 6 (20.0%) | 6 (20.0%) | ||
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| Education | Up to high school | 40 (67.8%) | 22 (73.3%) | 18 (62.1%) | χ 2(3) = 4.5, P = 0.22 |
| Some post high school training | 11 (18.6%) | 6 (20.0%) | 5 (17.2%) | ||
| College graduate | 4 (6.8%) | — | 4 (13.8%) | ||
| Master's degree or higher | 4 (6.8%) | 2 (6.7%) | 2 (6.9%) | ||
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| Marital status | Never married | 29 (49.2%) | 14 (46.7%) | 15 (51.7%) | χ 2(3) = 0.5, P = 0.92 |
| Married | 7 (11.9%) | 4 (13.3%) | 3 (10.3%) | ||
| Widowed | 3 (5.1%) | 2 (6.7%) | 1 (3.4%) | ||
| Divorced/separated | 20 (33.9%) | 10 (33.4%) | 10 (34.5%) | ||
Note: M: mean; SD: standard deviation; and R: range.