Table 3.

Background Information for the Independently Classified Cognitive Status Groups at Wave 1 (W1) and Wave 2 (W2)

Variable		CE (83% women)		CN (66% women)		CI (68% women)
		M	SD	M	SD	M	SD
Age	W1	66.07	7.83	68.51	8.65	68.59	8.33
	W2	69.86	7.66	72.59	8.56	72.16	7.47
Education	W1	15.81*	3.32	15.29*	2.74	14.60*	3.15
	W2	15.57	3.25	15.74	2.77	14.88	2.98
MMSE	W1	29.10**	1.27	28.73**	1.20	28.52**	1.21
	W2	29.26**	0.87	28.51**	1.26	28.27**	1.33
Absolute Health	W1	1.71	0.78	1.84	0.72	1.91	0.89
	W2	1.80	0.81	1.94	0.80	1.91	0.73
Relative Health	W1	1.59	0.77	1.84	0.72	1.69	0.83
	W2	1.72	0.74	1.60	0.68	1.69	0.64

Notes: The asterisks denote significant group differences. The CE and CN groups had more years of education than the CI group. For MMSE at W1 and W2, the CE group had higher scores than the CN and CI groups. No other group differences were significant.