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. 2017 Nov 11;168(1):259–267. doi: 10.1007/s10549-017-4564-2

Table 1.

Sociodemographic Characteristics (N = 60)

Variable Total (N = 60) Control (n = 30) Intervention (n = 30) p
Mean (SD) range n (%) Mean (SD) range n (%) Mean (SD) range n (%)
Age 54.67 (10) 55.65 (9.9) 53.69 (10) 0.45
Race
 African American 31 (51.7%) 15 (50%) 16 (53.3%) 0.80
 Caucasian 29 (48.3%) 15 (50%) 14 (46.7%)
 Years of education 15.28 (2.7) 15.47 (2.4) 15.10 (2.9) 0.60
Marital status
 Married 27 (45%) 9 (15%) 18 (60%) 0.02
 Not married 11 (24.4%) 5 (16.7%) 6 (20%)
 Divorced/widowed 22 (36.6%) 16 (53.3%) 6 (20%)
Number of cohabitants 1.2 (1.2) 2.1 (1.5) 0.01
Employment status
 Employed 31 (51.7%) 17 (56.7%) 17 (56.7%) 0.61
 Unemployed 6 (10%) 2 (6.7%) 4 (13.3%)
 Retired/disabled 23 (38.3%) 11 (36.6%) 12 (40%)
Family income
 <$30,000 14 (23.3%) 7 (23.3%) 7 (23.3%) 0.50
 >$30,000 37 (61.7%) 20 (66.7%) 17 (56.7%)
 Do not care to respond 7 (11.7%) 3 (10%) 4 (13.3%)
 Missing 2 (3.3%) 0 2 (6.7%)
Health insurance
 Insured 58 (96.7%) 29 (96.7%) 29 (96.7%) 1
 Not insured 2 (3.3%) 1 (3.3%) 1 (3.3%)

p values in bold text are indicative of significance at p < 0.05