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. 2013 Aug 12;68(5):807–815. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbt069

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics of Study Variables by Year

Mean Standard deviation Range
1998 (n = 8,524)
    Age 69.18 7.07 60–97
    Work status .53 .80 0–2
    Immediate memory 5.69 1.74 0–10
    Physical disability (ADL) .40 .99 0–6
    Depressive symptoms (CES-D) 1.47 1.84 0–8
2000 (n = 8,270)
    Work status .41 .73 0–2
    Immediate memory 5.40 1.73 0–10
    Physical disability (ADL) .42 1.00 0–6
    Depressive symptoms (CES-D) 1.43 1.82 0–8
2002 (n = 8,178)
    Work status .34 .67 0–2
    Immediate memory 5.31 1.67 0–10
    Physical disability (ADL) .42 1.02 0–6
    Depressive symptoms (CES-D) 1.44 1.89 0–8
2004 (n = 8,164)
    Work status .28 .60 0–2
    Immediate memory 5.04 1.65 0–10
    Physical disability (ADL) .52 1.20 0–6
    Depressive symptoms (CES-D) 1.43 1.87 0–8
2006 (n = 8,319)
    Work status .22 .54 0–2
    Immediate memory 4.87 1.71 0–10
    Physical disability (ADL) .75 1.47 0–6
    Depressive symptoms (CES-D) 1.49 1.91 0–8
2008 (n = 8,206)
    Work status .20 .51 0–2
    Immediate memory 4.84 1.68 0–10
    Physical disability (ADL) .84 1.57 0–6
    Depressive symptoms (CES-D) 1.45 1.90 0–8

Note. ADL = Activities of Daily Living scale; CES-D = Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale.