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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 6.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Jan 17;62(1):130–134. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12600

Table 1.

Sample Characteristics at Baseline

Mean Standard deviation Range
Age (years) 77.3 6.6 [65.8, 101.8]
Education (years) 10.3 4.8 [0, 20]
Sex (% female) 67.2 - -
Race (% Black) 32.2 - -
Ethnicity (% Hispanic) 37.7 - -
Illness burdena 2.4 1.5 [0, 8]
CESDb 1.8 2.0 [0, 10]
Memory composite scorec 0.0 0.8 [−3.3, 2.2]
Number of CESD assessmentsd 2.7 1.2 [0, 4]
Number of memory assessmentse 2.6 1.2 [0, 4]
a

One point was assigned for the presence of each chronic condition listed in the text; range [0, 15].

b

CESD=Centers for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale; range [0, 10].

c

Memory composite scores are averaged z-scores from immediate recall, delayed recall, and delayed recognition scores from the Selective Reminding Test.

d

Number of assessments during the study period; three individuals did not complete the CESD but had memory testing.

e

Number of assessments during the study period; 24 individuals had no memory testing but had been administered the CESD.