Table 1.
Study Sample Characteristics.
| Variable | Number (%) or mean (SD) |
|---|---|
| Age | 68.64 (10.65) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 28 (28.0) |
| Female | 72 (72.0) |
| Race | |
| White | 89 (89.0) |
| Black or African American | 4 (4.0) |
| Asian | 2 (2.0) |
| Other | 5 (5.0) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic/Latinx | 10 (10.0) |
| Not Hispanic/Latinx | 85 (85.0) |
| Not applicable | 5 (5.0) |
| Education | |
| College degree or higher (Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD, MD, or other higher degree) | 59 (59.0) |
| ≥ 3 years of college | 18 (18.0) |
| < 3 years of college | 10 (10.0) |
| High school graduate | 10 (10.0) |
| < High school | 2 (2.0) |
| not applicable | 1 (1.0) |
| Yes | 5 (5.0) |
| No | 95 (95.0) |
| Statins | |
| No | 59 (59.0) |
| Yes | 41 (41.0) |
| Attachment anxiety | 7.17 (4.39) |
| Attachment avoidance | 17.91 (7.15) |
| Il-6† | 6.43 (1.48) |
| TNF- -α† | 5.09 (1.46) |
| CCl4† | 8.02 (.91) |
| Proinflammatory composite† | .00 (.96) |
| Grief Symptoms | 21.67 (12.14) |
| Mental health | 62.27 (21.32) |
| Physical health | 75.71 (19.8) |
| Comorbidities | .24 (.93) |
| Sleep disturbance | 7.36 (6.15) |
| Physical activity | 2866.38 (3889.10) |
| BMI | 26.94 (4.89) |
| Alcohol use | 3.82 (5.32) |
| Smoking status | .95 (.22) |
| Time since passing | 84.74 (18.17) |
| Statins | .41 (.49) |
†
natural logarithm transformed.