Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics, MIDUS Refresher and Biomarker Project (N = 746)

Variables of interest	Mean (SD), or %
HbA1ca	5.64 (1.00)
HDLa	59.17 (19.83)
CRPa	2.78 (5.27)
IL-6a	2.71 (2.35)
Self-esteem	5.45 (1.08)
Social integration	4.79 (1.33)
Daily discriminationa	1.45 (0.54)
Age	51.62 (13.60)

Note: CRP = C-reactive protein; HbA1c = glycosylated hemoglobin; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; IL-6 = interleukin-6.

^aRaw statistics presented; variable transformed for analysis.