Table 1.

Sociodemographic and Health Characteristics according to Descriptor Categories in Older Adults (%) (n=560)

Characteristic		Overall Sample (n=560)	Cognitive/Affective (n=467)	Sensory (n=538)	Neuropathic (n=384)	All 3 categories (n=333)
Age, mean (SD)		77.8 (5.3)	77.9 (5.3)	77.9 (5.3)	77.9 (5.4)	77.8 (5.4)

		Percent
Women		67.7	70.1**	68.1	69.3	72.7**
Education
<high school		12.2	13.3	12.4	15.6	16.2
H.S. graduate		24.3	22.5	24.3	22.9	23.1
college graduate		63.5	64.2*	63.3	61.5**	60.7**
Income <$15,000/yr		23.4	23.9	23.8	27.3**	27.9**
Race	White	76.9	77.1	76.8	72.9	72.6
	Black	16.8	17.3	16.9	20.1	21.1
	Other	6.3	5.6	6.3	7.1***	6.3**
BMI^a	<25	28.5	29.0	28.0	26.9	27.5
	25-29.9	42.6	41.5	43.0	41.6	40.7
	≥ 30	28.9	29.5	29.1	31.5	31.8
Smoking	never	44.2	44.7	44.2	46.4	47.5
	past	52.2	51.7	52.2	49.7	48.7
	current	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.9	3.9
Visual deficit^b		23.4	24.2	23.4	24.2	24.6
MMSE < 24^c		12.3	12.4	12.1	14.3*	14.7*
Fell in past year		39.8	41.2	39.3	40.6	40.8
Daily analgesic^d		30.7	33.8***	30.8	35.4**	38.1***