Table 2.
Sample Characteristics | Mean (SD) or n (%) |
---|---|
Age (years) | 82.6 (12.4) |
Gender (%, female) | 231 (68.3) |
Race (%) | |
White/Caucasian | 250 (74.0) |
Black/African American | 86 (25.4) |
More than 1 race/refused | 2 (0.6) |
Marital status (%) | |
Married | 55 (16.6) |
Unmarried | 68 (20.5) |
Widowed/divorced/separated | 189 (57.1) |
Do not know/refused | 19 (5.7) |
Cognitive status (%) | |
Moderate (BIMS score 8-12) | 73 (22.0) |
Severe (BIMS score 0-7) | 259 (78.0) |
Abbreviations: BIMS, Brief Interview of Mental Status; SD, standard deviation.
aN = 341. Numbers may not add to actual N due to missing values.