Table 1.

Socio-Demographic, Stroke and Psychiatric Characteristics of the Study Cohort by Racial Group

	Black (n=91)	White (n=79)	pa
Socio-Demographic Characteristics
Age (years), M(SD)	55.16 (11.18)	57.73 (13.97)	.19
Gender, % Male	59.49	41.76	.02
Education, M(SD)	13.03 (2.30)	14.44 (2.58)	<.001
NIH TB- CB Oral Reading T, M(SD)	47.20 (10.03)	50.65 (11.55)	.04
Handedness, % Right	85.71	81.01	.41
Marital status %			.007
Married/Unmarried couple	24.72	50.00
Other
Separated	8.99	1.39
Widowed	10.11	9.72
Divorced	22.47	20.83
Never been married	33.71	18.06
Personal incomeb %			.11
$0 –$14,999	47.89	39.44
$15,000 – $34,999	35.21	29.58
$35,000 - $74,999	11.27	16.90
$75,000 – or more	5.63	14.08
Study Site			<.0001
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, n(%)	32 (72.72)	12 (27.27)
University of Michigan, n(%)	1 (7.67)	14 (93.33)
Washington University, n(%)	58 (52.73)	52 (47.27)
Stroke Characteristics
Years since injury M(SD)	2.78 (2.02)	2.60 (2.44)	.61
Age at injury M(SD)	51.73 (11.25)	53.96 (14.47)	.27
Family history of stroke, % Yes	52.33	45.33	.33
Stroke severityc %			.29
Mild	29.67	35.44
Moderate	23.08	29.11
Severe	47.25	35.44
Type of Stroke %			.54
Ischemic	74.16	69.86
Hemorrhagic	25.84	30.14
Weakness %			.33
No weakness	14.44	21.33
Left	43.33	30.67
Right	38.89	42.67
Both	3.33	5.33
Emotional Characteristicsd
Psychological Well-being M(SD)	44.76 (10.29)	46.12 (12.40)	.45
Negative Affect M(SD)	52.53 (11.38)	50.08 (11.02)	.16
Social Satisfaction M(SD)	45.70 (12.60)	47.26 (12.43)	.43

Note.

^aResults from independent sample t-tests and Chi-Square tests;

^bBlack: n=71; White: n=71; 19 participants (12 NH Black and 7 NH White) chose not to provide information on their income and 9 participants (8 NH Black and 1 NH White) did not know their income;

^cbased on modified Rankin Scale;

^dbased on NIH Toolbox Emotion Battery.