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Published in final edited form as: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2014 Aug 7;23(6):548–558. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2014.08.001

Table 1.

Contrast of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics in PST-PC and DIET participants

PST-PC
N=125
DIET
N=122
Sociodemographics
  Age (years)
65.78 (10.94) 65.39 (10.99) t(245)=0.28, p=0.78
  %Female 68.80 (n=86) 73.77 (n=90) c2 (1)=0.52, p=0.47
Race
    %ASIAN PACIFIC
1.60 (n=2) 0.82 (n=1) Fisher Exact p=0.54
    %AFRICAN-AMERICAN 33.60 (n=42) 39.34 (n=48)
    %NON-LATINO WHITE 64.80 (n=81) 59.84 (n=73)
  Education (years) 14.41 (2.84) 14.68 (2.65) t(245)=−0.78, p=0.44
  Marital Status
    %co-habitating/married
46.40 (n=58) 45.90 (n=56) χ2 (3) =1.68, p=0.64
    %divorced/separated 16.80 (n=21) 22.13 (n=27)
    %never married 13.60 (n=17) 9.84 (n=12)
    %widowed 23.20 (n=29) 22.13 (n=27)
  %Employed 41.60 (n=52) 38.52 (n=47) χ2 (1) =0.13, p=0.72
  Median Household Income 50509.8 (25786.5)
[n=123]
Range:10902.0–115882
45545.2 (21598.7)
[n=120]
Range:12818.0–127361
t(241)=1.62, p=0.11
Health
  Cumulative Illness Rating
Scale (CIRSG)
    Total
    (scale range: 0–52)
7.69 (3.62) [n=124] 7.99 (4.16) [n=121] t(243)=−0.60, p=0.55
    Count
    (scale range=0–13)
4.88 (2.06) [n=124] 5.02 (2.38) t(244)=−0.48, p=0.63
    Heart + Vascular
    (scale range=0–8)
2.00 (1.49) [n=124] 1.89 (1.51) t(244)=0.60, p=0.55
  Body Mass Index (BMI)
    Total
30.54 (6.57) 30.61 (7.26) [n=120] t(243)=−0.07, p=0.94
    % ≥ 30 45.60 (n=57) 51.67 (n=62) χ2 (1)=0.68, p=0.41
  HRQOL
    PHRQOL (t score: mean=50, std=10)
41.31 (11.77)
[n=100]
42.87 (11.76)
[n=107]
t(205)=0.95, p=0.34
    MHRQOL
    (t score: mean=50, std=10)
42.35 (9.80) [n=100] 43.71 (8.98) [n=107] t(205)=1.04, p=0.30
Cognitive Status
  Mini-Mental Status
Examination (MMSE: scale range=0–30)
28.09 (1.74) [n=124] 28.38 (1.54) t(244)=-1.38, p=0.17
Mental Health
  Hamilton Rating Scale for
Depression (17 Items) (HRS17:
scale range=0–52)
11.60 (4.03)
[n=124]
10.79 (3.51) t(244)=1.68, p=0.09
  Center for Epidemiologic
Studies Depression Scale
(CESD: scale range=0–60)
21.89 (8.29)
[n=124]
20.40 (7.47) t(244)=1.48, p=0.14
  Beck Depression Inventory
(BDI:scale range=0–63))
11.08 (5.88)
[n=117]
9.88 (5.51)
[n=116]
t(231)=1.60, p=0.11
  Brief Symptom Inventory
  Anxiety**
  (scale range=0–4)
0.51 (0.47)
[n=119]
0.52 (0.54)
[n=116]
t(233)=−0.16, p=0.87
  % History of major depressive disorder 32.80 (n=41) 34.43 (n=42) χ2 (1)=0.02, p=0.89
  % History of anxiety disorder 21.60 (n=27) 20.49 (n=25) χ2 (1)=0.00, p=0.95
  %Current anxiety disorder 21.60 (n=27) 27.05 (n=33) χ2 (1)=0.72, p=0.40
  Social Problem Solving
Inventory (SPSI)
    SPSI Total (standard score:
mean=100, std=15)
99.79 (13.72)
[n=105]
103.11 (12.97)
[n=109]
t(212)=−1.82, p=0.07
    Positive Problem Orientation
(standard score: mean=100,
std=15)
95.81 (16.42)
[n=113]
99.75 (14.68)
[n=116]
t(227)=−1.92, p=0.06
Referral Source
    Kingsley Center, Healthy
    Black Family Project, Healthy
    Hearts and Souls, Giant Eagle
    Screening, Barbershop
17.89 (n=22) 19.83 (n=24) χ2 (5)3.56, p=0.61
    Mental Health Specialist 4.07 (n=5) 4.13 (n=5)
    Primary Care 43.09 (n=53) 47.11 (n=57)
    Research (research program or registry) 10.57 (n=13) 9.92 (n=12)
    Self-referred (media,
brochure, presentation, peer
educator)
18.70 (n=23) 10.74 (n=13)