Table 1.
Characteristics of 160 Participants at Baseline.
| Characteristics | N = 160 |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| Age, mean (±SD) | 79 (11) |
| Female, n (%) | 77 (48) |
| Race: white, n (%) | 141 (88) |
| Education, n (%) | |
| High school or less | 57 (35) |
| College or 4-year degree | 73 (35) |
| Graduate school | 32 (20) |
| Unknown | 3 (2) |
| Marital status, n (%) | |
| Single, unmarried partners | 16 (16) |
| Married, domestic partners | 74 (46) |
| Divorced, separated | 27 (17) |
| Widowed | 43 (27) |
| Location, n (%) | |
| Home | 106 (66) |
| Assisted living | 21 (13) |
| Nursing home | 33 (21) |
| Primary diagnosis, n (%) | |
| Cancer | 25 (16) |
| Dementia | 27 (17) |
| Heart failure | 108 (68) |
| Comorbidity score (SD) | 5 ± 1.5 |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.