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. 2008 Jul 1;11(6):848–856. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2007.0190

Table 1.

Baseline Sociodemographic Characteristics, Health, and Function (n = 1000)

Variable % Mean (SD)
White race 50% —
Female gender 50% —
Education <12th 50% —
Income <$12,000 42% —
Married 51% —
Rural 51% —
Transportation difficulty 17% —
Age — 75.30 (6.70)
Life Space Mobility — 64.11 (24.93)
Geriatric Depression Scale — 2.36 (2.33)
Self-reported health — 3.21 (1.13)
Anxiety — 1.18 (1.43)
Comorbidity — 2.25 (1.59)
Medications — 4.29 (3.26)

Life Space Mobility: range 0–120; higher scores reflect greater mobility; Geriatric Depression scale: range 0–15; higher scores indicate more symptoms; Self-reported Health: range 1–5; higher scores indicate poorer health; Anxiety: range 0–5; higher scores indicate greater anxiety.

SD, standard deviation.