TABLE 2.
Self-report Respondent Demographics
| n (%) | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respondent Characteristic | All* | Derivation Group* | Validation Group* | |
| Age (y) | 0.7 | |||
| ≤55 | 104 (13.6) | 56 (14.6) | 48 (12.6) | |
| 56–65 | 184 (24.0) | 91 (23.7) | 93 (24.4) | |
| 66–75 | 330 (43.1) | 168 (43.8) | 162 (42.5) | |
| 76 or older | 147 (19.2) | 69 (18.0) | 78 (20.5) | |
| Sex (Male) | 647 (85.2) | 331 (86.2) | 316 (84.3) | 0.5 |
| Race | 0.1 | |||
| White | 559 (73.4) | 268 (70.2) | 291 (76.6) | |
| Black | 137 (18.0) | 79 (20.7) | 58 (15.3) | |
| Other | 66 (8.7) | 35 (9.2) | 31 (8.2) | |
| Education level | 0.8 | |||
| High school graduate or less | 292 (38.0) | 149 (38.5) | 143 (37.4) | |
| Some college or more | 477 (62.0) | 238 (61.5) | 239 (62.6) | |
| Would you say your health is: | 0.2 | |||
| Poor | 122 (15.7) | 65 (16.8) | 57 (14.5) | |
| Fair | 348 (44.7) | 173 (44.8) | 175 (44.6) | |
| Good | 240 (30.9) | 123 (31.9) | 117 (29.9) | |
| Very good | 61 (7.8) | 21 (5.4) | 40 (10.2) | |
| Excellent | 7 (0.9) | 4 (1.04) | 3 (0.8) | |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| Anxiety | 280 (35.4) | 143 (36.2) | 137 (34.7) | 0.7 |
| Arthritis | 470 (59.5) | 259 (65.6) | 211 (53.4) | 0.0005 |
| Cancer | 156 (19.8) | 80 (20.3) | 76 (19.2) | 0.7 |
| Chronic lung disease | 224 (28.4) | 102 (25.8) | 122 (30.9) | 0.1 |
| Depression | 344 (43.5) | 176 (44.6) | 168 (42.5) | 0.6 |
| Diabetes | 416 (52.7) | 213 (53.9) | 203 (51.4) | 0.5 |
| Heart failure | 165 (20.9) | 89 (22.5) | 76 (19.2) | 0.3 |
| Hypertension | 577 (73.0) | 294 (74.4) | 283 (71.7) | 0.4 |
| Ischemic heart disease | 246 (31.1) | 136 (34.4) | 110 (27.9) | 0.05 |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder | 258 (32.7) | 127 (32.2) | 131 (33.2) | 0.8 |
| Stroke | 86 (10.9) | 39 (9.9) | 47 (11.9) | 0.4 |
| No. prescription medications | 0.2 | |||
| 0 | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
| 1–4 | 48 (6.3) | 21 (5.5) | 27 (7.03) | |
| 5–8 | 287 (37.5) | 136 (35.6) | 151 (39.3) | |
| 9–12 | 269 (35.1) | 132 (34.6) | 137 (35.7) | |
| 13 or more | 160 (20.9) | 91 (23.8) | 69 (18.0) | |
| No. nonprescription medications | 0.8 | |||
| 0 | 222 (28.7) | 118 (30.6) | 104 (26.8) | |
| 1–4 | 471 (60.9) | 229 (59.3) | 242 (62.4) | |
| 5–8 | 65 (8.4) | 31 (8.03) | 34 (8.8) | |
| 9–12 | 10 (1.3) | 5 (1.3) | 5 (1.3) | |
| 13 or more | 6 (0.8) | 3 (0.8) | 3 (0.8) | |
| No. visits to any health care provider in past year | 0.2 | |||
| 1–4 | 227 (29.1) | 118 (30.4) | 109 (27.8) | |
| 5–8 | 220 (28.2) | 101 (26.03) | 119 (30.4) | |
| 9–12 | 122 (15.6) | 70 (18.04) | 52 (13.3) | |
| 13 or more | 211 (27.1) | 99 (25.5) | 112 (28.6) | |
| Admitted to a hospital in past year | 277 (35.5) | 136 (35.1) | 141 (36.0) | 0.8 |
*
Sums and percentages do not add up to 790 due to missing data.