TABLE 1.

Description of the Sample. Data Gathered from the Prevention of Suicide in Primary Care Elderly: Collaborative Trial (PROSPECT) and Medicare Claims, 1999–2003, (n=742)

Characteristics	Mean ± SD or n (%)
Sociodemographic characteristics
Age, years	72.8 ± 7.4
Women	528 (71.2)
Ethnic minority	254 (34.2)
Education, years	12.8 ± 3.6
Married	263 (35.4)
Habits
Current smoker	99 (13.3)
Cognition and depression
MMSE score	27.1 ± 3.2
HDRS score	11.7 ± 8.1
Suicidal ideation (SSI > 0)	120 (16.2)
Medical conditions
Cardiovascular disease	498 (67.1)
Diabetes	190 (25.6)
Cancer	96 (12.9)
Chronic pulmonary disease	158 (21.3)
Medical services
PCP office visits, counts	7.7 ± 7.6
Depression status by SCID
Major depression	321 (43.3)
Minor depression	153 (20.6)
No depression	268 (36.1)

Notes: Minority defined as ethnicity other than non-Hispanic white.

SD, Standard Deviation; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; HDRS, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; SSI, Scale for Suicidal ideation; PCP, Primary Care Physician.