Table 1.
Demographic and clinical summaries by sex
| Total (N = 24) | Female (N = 12) | Male (N = 12) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | ||
| Age | 66.5 (65,69) | 67.0 (65,70) | 66.5 (66,69) | 0.724 |
| Race | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | 0.218 |
| Caucasian | 21 (87.5) | 10 (83.3) | 11 (91.7) | |
| African-American | 2 (8.3) | 2 (16.7) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Asian | 1 (4.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (8.3) | |
| Marital status | 0.206 | |||
| Married | 15 (62.5) | 6 (50.0) | 9 (75.0) | |
| Not married | 9 (37.5) | 6 (50.0) | 3 (25.0) | |
| Marital occupational status | 0.102 | |||
| One spouse gainfully employed | 12 (50.0) | 8 (66.7) | 4 (33.3) | |
| Both spouses gainfully employed | 12 (50.0) | 4 (33.3) | 8 (66.7) | |
| Level of school completed | 0.241 | |||
| High school | 3 (12.5) | 3 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Technical/some college | 8 (33.3) | 3 (25.0) | 5 (41.7) | |
| College graduate | 5 (20.8) | 3 (25.0) | 2 (16.7) | |
| Advanced degree | 8 (33.3) | 3 (25.0) | 5 (41.7) | |
| Standardized measures | ||||
| BMIa | 27.4 (23,30) | 25.1 (23,29) | 28.1 (25,30) | 0.133 |
| Total SES scoreb | 56.3 (45,66) | 57.5 (35,64) | 55.5 (45,66) | 0.560 |
| MMSE scorec | 30.0 (29,30) | 30.0 (28,30) | 30.0 (29,30) | 0.641 |
| BPI-SF average paind | 1.0 (0,2) | 2.0 (0,3) | 1.0 (0,2) | 0.512 |
| BPI-SF pain right nowd | 0.0 (0,1) | 0.0 (0,0) | 0.0 (0,1) | 0.403 |
| GDS-SF scoree | 0.0 (0,2) | 0.0 (0,2) | 0.5 (0,2) | 0.425 |
| STAI state scoref | 48.5 (45,51) | 50.0 (45,53) | 47.0 (44,50) | 0.117 |
| STAI trait scoref | 47.5 (45,51) | 49.5 (46,53] | 46.5 (43,49] | 0.068 |
aBMI = body mass index
bHollingshead Four-Factor Measure of Socioeconomic Status (range = 8–66; 8 = lowest SES, 66 = highest SES)
cMMSE-Folstein Mini-Mental State Examination (range = 0–30; 0 = completely cognitively impaired, 30 = completely cognitively intact)
dBPI-SF-Brief Pain Inventory Short Form (range = 0–10; 0 = no pain, 10 = most pain)
eGDS-SF-Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form (range; 0 = no indication of depression, 15 = high possibility of depression)
fSTAI-Spielberger State or Trait Anxiety Inventory (range; 20 = indicates increased anxiety, 80 = indicates least amount of anxiety)