TABLE 2.

Characteristics of Participants by CES-D 8 Score (N = 58)

Variable	CES-D 8 ≥ 7 (n = 18)		CES-D 8 <7 (n = 40)		Statistics	p Value
	n (%)	Mean (SD)	n (%)	Mean (SD)
Depressive symptoms		11.0 (4.34)		2.65 (2.06)	t(56) = −9.99	<0.001
Demographic
Age		71.3 (13.1)		78.3 (10.7)	t(56) = 2.14	0.040
Sex
Female	12 (66.7)		31 (77.5)		χ2(1, N = 56) = 0.76	0.510
Years of education		12.9 (2.10)		14.05 (3.32)	t(56) = 1.29	0.200
Social
Years of residency in the PHA		3.03 (2.74)		4.0 (4.39)	t(56) = 0.87	0.390
Loss of loved ones in the past year	11 (61.1)		12 (30)		χ2(1, N = 56) = 5.02	0.030
Financial worries		3.39 (1.42)		2.70 (1.09)	t(56) = −2.02	0.048
Health-related
Sum of CV risk factors		2.44 (1.46)		1.90 (1.35)	t(56) = −1.38	0.170
Cognitive function		8.83 (1.15)		8.63 (1.48)	t(56) = −0.53	0.600

Note. CES-D 8 = Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale 8; PHA = public housing apartment.