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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Geriatr Nurs. 2013 Oct 16;35(1):26–30. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2013.09.003

Table 1.

Summary of descriptive statistics of variables used in multivariate analysis.

Variables Count Percent M SD Minimum Maximum
Demographics
   Age, years     85.4       8.6   49.68   104.02
   Education, years     13.8       8.6     0     21
   Female, no. 300 75.2
   White race, no. 338 84.7
Specified chronic illnesses
   CHF   58 14.5
   DM   71 17.8
   COPD   42 10.5
   Two or more (CHF,DM, COPD)   28   7.1
Other assessment variables
   Cognitive function (MMSE)     19.5       8.24     0     30
   Functional status (PGDRS)     11.1       8.6     0     34
   Depression (CSDD)       4.2       4.2     0     22
   Medical complexity (GMHR)       2.9       0.7     1       4
Monthly AL cost, dollar 3073.40 1378.08 130 8000
Care utilization (outcome variables)
   Staff care time, min/day (CAS total)   190.2   358.0     2 2250
   Staff Likert burden rating       2.1       1.3     1       5
   Level of care rating       1.4       0.6     1       3

CHF, congestive heart failure; DM, diabetes mellitus; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; MMSE, mini-mental state examination; PGDRS, Psychogeriatric Dependency Rating Scale; CSDD, Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia; GMHR, General Medical Health Rating; CAS, caregiver activity survey.