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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012 Jan 27;60(3):532–537. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03822.x

Table 1.

Mean and Standard Deviation of Life-Space Assessment (LSA) by sample characteristics (N = 728)

Variables N Mean (±SD) P-value
Total LSA 728 41.7 ± 20.9
Age (years) <.0001
 <80 63 45.9 ± 20.2
 80 to <85 379 45.1 ± 21.4
 ≥85 286 36.3 ± 19.2
Gender .099
 Female 473 37.9 ± 19.6
 Male 255 48.6 ± 21.4
Education (years) .092
 <12 611 40.6 ± 20.1
 ≥12 76 48.5 ± 23.1
Marital status .038
 Married 262 39.8 ± 19.9
 Unmarried 466 45.1 ± 22.2
Language of interview .424
 English 96 40.3 ± 19.7
 Spanish 632 41.9 ± 21.1
Arthritis .304
 Yes 450 39.9 ± 20.4
 No 258 44.9 ± 21.5
Diabetes .326
 Yes 238 39.9 ± 21.6
 No 490 42.6 ± 20.5
Heart attack .525
 Yes 17 39.2 ± 22.8
 No 711 41.7 ± 20.8
Stroke .218
 Yes 15 23.5 ± 15.7
 No 712 42.1 ± 20.8
Hypertension .868
 Yes 512 41.2 ± 20.9
 No 216 42.8 ± 20.7
Cancer .628
 Yes 23 48.7 ± 20.9
 No 700 41.5 ± 19.1
Hip fracture .064
 Yes 8 19.3 ± 20.8
 No 715 41.9 ± 10.7
High depressive symptoms (CES-D ≥ 16) .016
 Yes 141 31.4 ± 20.9
 No 587 44.2 ± 20.9
Cognitive impairment (MMSE <21) .360
 Yes 193 37.8 ± 19.6
 No 452 44.8 ± 19.8
BMI (kg/m2) categories .0003
 <18.5 12 29.9 ± 13.2
 18.5<25 245 43.1 ± 20.0
 25 to<30 262 45.2 ± 21.3
 30 to <35 117 43.8 ± 19.0
 ≥35 53 32.9 ± 17.7

CES-D = Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale

MMSE = Mini Mental State Examination

BMI = Body Mass Index