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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Chronic Dis Manag. 2017 May 21;2(2):1013.

Table 1.

Demographic Comparison

IOM Criteria (n = 520) London Criteria (n = 502)

M (SD) M (SD) Sig.
Age 49.5 (14.8) 47.5 (14.5) *

Other Demographic Information: % (n) % (n) Sig.

Gender
 Female 83 (422) 84 (412)
 Male 17 (89) 16 (80)
Race
 Caucasian 98 (496) 98 (482)
 Asian/Pacific Islander 1 (4) 0 (1)
 Black/African-American 0 (1) 0 (1)
 American Indian 0 (0) 0 (1)
 Other 1 (7) 2 (8)
Marital status
 Married/Living with partner 57 (291) 53 (265)
 Never married 24 (122) 29 (145)
 Divorced 16 (80) 14 (69)
 Widowed 2 (8) 2 (8)
 Separated 1 (7) 2 (9)
Work status
 On disability 56 (281) 62 (307)
 Retired 10 (51) 8 (39)
 Unemployed 10 (49) 10 (51)
 Working (unspecified) 9 (44) 7 (33)
 Working part-time 7 (36) 5 (25)
 Working full-time 4 (20) 4 (18)
 Homemaker 3 (14) 2 (10)
 Student 2 (10) 2 (11)
Educational level
 Graduate/Professional degree 16 (79) 17 (83) *
 Standard college degree 52 (264) 41 (201)
 Partial college 16 (83) 20 (99)
 High school degree or less 16 (79) 22 (109)
*

p < 0.05