Table 1.
Characteristics of 1,800 African Americans (AA) and European Americans (EA)
| Characteristics*: n: |
All 1800 |
AA 801 |
EA 999 |
P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean years (SD) | 73.0 | (5.2) | 73.2 | (5.3) | 72.9 | (5.2) | .206 |
| Female, % | 1146 | (63.7) | 571 | (71.3) | 575 | (57.6) | <.001 |
| Education, % | |||||||
| <High school | 790 | (43.9) | 410 | (51.2) | 380 | (38.1) | |
| High school | 585 | (32.5) | 242 | (30.2) | 343 | (34.4) | |
| >High school | 424 | (23.6) | 149 | (18.6) | 275 | (27.6) | <.001 |
| Income categories, % | |||||||
| <$12,000 | 548 | (37.3) | 326 | (51.3) | 222 | (26.6) | |
| $12,000–$15,999 | 318 | (21.6) | 143 | (22.5) | 175 | (21.0) | |
| ≥$16,000 | 605 | (41.1) | 137 | (26.3) | 438 | (52.5) | <.001 |
| Depressive symptoms†, % | 267 | (14.8) | 119 | (14.9) | 148 | (14.8) | .980 |
*
Values are N (%), unless otherwise indicated.
†
Score ≥16 on the Center for Epidemiological Studies for Depression scale.