Table 1.
Characteristics of Variables of 237 Participants at 3 levels of Life Satisfaction
| Variables | Whole Sample Mean (SD) or Percentage (#) |
Low SWL Mean (SD) or Percentage (#) (n=42) |
Medium SWL Mean (SD) or Percentage (#) (n=163) |
High SWL Mean (SD) or Percentage (#) (n=32) |
P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 80.8 (5.43) | 80.5 (5.11) | 80.9 (5.56) | 80.8 (5.36) | .918 |
| Education (years) | 14.4 (3.49) | 14.3 (3.20) | 14.4 (3.47) | 14.6 (3.99) | .944 |
| Sex (% female) | 68.8% (163) | 78.6% (33) | 65.0% (163) | 75.0% (24) | .172 |
| Race/ethnicity (non-white) | 39.7% (94) | 28.6% (12) | 43.6% (71) | 34.4% (11) | .168 |
| GDS | 1.6 (1.97) | 3.4 (3.10) | 1.3 (1.41) | 0.6 (0.76) | <.001 |
| AMAS-E | 11.6 (8.30) | 15.0 (7.97) | 11.4 (8.01) | 8.5 (8.81) | .003 |
| Perceived Stress | 17.8 (7.50) | 22.8 (7.81) | 17.3 (6.98) | 14.3 (7.04) | <.001 |
| Social Support | 71.4 (6.70) | 59.8 (17.50) | 71.8 (15.86) | 83.4 (10.23) | <.001 |
| Physical exercise | 10.7 (8.20) | 10.0 (11.33) | 10.5 (6.89) | 12.6 (9.47) | .339 |
| Cognitive exercise | 17.1 (9.21) | 18.9 (10.50) | 16.3 (8.79) | 18.1 (9.77) | .218 |
| SF-36 General Health | 68.7 (18.98) | 56.5 (19.58) | 69.9 (17.89) | 78.8 (15.62) | <.001 |
| SWL Total Score | 24.9 (6.61) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Note: GDS=Geriatric Depression Scale, short form, AMAS-E=Adult Manifest Anxiety Scale-Elderly Version, SF-36=Short Form-36, SWL=Satisfaction with Life Scale; Low= SWL scores equal to or less than 1SD below the mean, Medium = SWL scores within 1SD of the mean, and high = SWL scores equal to or greater than 1 SD above the mean.