Table 2.
Sample Demographic, Mental Health, and Physical Health Characteristics
| Total Sample N = 185 | High n = 63 (34%) | Medium n = 76 (41%) | Low n = 46 (25%) | p Valuea | |
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| Demographics | |||||
| Age, n (%) | 0.44 | ||||
| 55–64 years | 80 (43.2%) | 25 (39.7%) | 33 (43.4%) | 22 (47.8%) | |
| 65–74 years | 54 (29.2%) | 23 (36.5%) | 22 (29.0%) | 9 (19.6%) | |
| ≥ 75 years | 51 (27.6%) | 15 (23.8%) | 21 (27.6%) | 15 (32.6%) | |
| Sex, n (%) | 0.61 | ||||
| Female | 128 (69.2%) | 41 (65.1%) | 53 (69.7%) | 34 (73.9%) | |
| Male | 57 (30.8%) | 22 (34.9%) | 23 (30.3%) | 12 (26.1%) | |
| Marital Status, n (%) | 0.49 | ||||
| Married/Life Partner | 86 (46.5%) | 30 (47.6%) | 38 (50.0%) | 18 (39.1%) | |
| Unmarried | 99 (53.5%) | 33 (52.4%) | 38 (50.0%) | 28 (60.9%) | |
| Mental Health | |||||
| MCS-8 Mental Health, mean (SD) | 51.1 (10.3) | 54.4 (7.1) | 51.5 (9.3) | 45.6 (13.1) | <0.001 |
| CES-Db, n (%) | <0.001 | ||||
| ≥ 16 symptoms (high) | 25 (13.5%) | 1 (1.6%) | 8 (10.5%) | 16 (34.8%) | |
| < 16 symptoms (low) | 160 (86.5%) | 62 (98.4%) | 68 (89.5%) | 30 (65.2%) | |
| Physical Health | |||||
| PCS-8 Physical Health, mean (SD) | 44.9 (11.1) | 48.2 (10.6) | 44.7 (10.4) | 40.4 (11.6) | <0.01 |
| Chronic Pain Grade, n (%) | <0.01 | ||||
| 0 (pain free) | 37 (20.0%) | 18 (28.6%) | 11 (14.5%) | 8 (17.4%) | |
| 1 (low disability/low intensity | 73 (39.5%) | 29 (46.0%) | 31 (40.8%) | 13 (28.3%) | |
| 2 (low disability/high intensity) | 32 (17.3%) | 8 (12.7%) | 14 (18.4%) | 10 (21.7%) | |
| 3 (high disability-moderately limiting) | 18 (9.7%) | 4 (6.4%) | 12 (15.8%) | 2 (4.4%) | |
| 4 (high disability-severely limiting) | 25 (13.5%) | 4 (6.4%) | 8 (10.5%) | 13 (28.3%) | |
a
p values generated from chi-square tests for categorical variables and Kruskal Wallis tests for continuous variables.
b
CES-D = Centers for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale