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. 2014 Jun 18;19(3):201–206. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2014.924090

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics for background and performance variables (n = 134).

Measure M SD Range Skewness Kurtosis
Age (in years) 65.43 9.50 50.41–85.11 .13 –1.05
Education (in years) 15.51 2.62 8–22 –.24 –.30
Health (relative to peers) 4.48 .62 3–5 –.77 –.38
Health (relative to perfect state) 4.37 .62 3–5 –.44 –.64
MMSE 27.68 1.79 24–30 –.38 –.93
PHQ-9 2.47 3.04 0–14 1.58 2.26
SF36v2: PCS 49.04 9.07 24.07–69.28 –.77 .07
SF36v2: MCS 52.11 8.93 20.47–65.60 –1.46 2.10
MAAS 4.33 .78 2–6 –.25 –.07
ELSI 4.99 3.14 0–1 .56 –.27

Note. MMSE = Mini-Mental Status Examination; PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire; PCS = Physical Composite Score; MCS = Mental Composite Score; MAAS = Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale; ELSI = Elder's Life Stress Inventory (total events).