Table 3.
Study population characteristics
| Completed initial assessment (n = 140) | Did not complete initial assessment (n = 22) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years, mean (std) | 69.4 (10.3) | 71.2 (8.9) | 0.4418 |
| Gender, n (%) | 0.2836 | ||
| Male | 133 (95.0) | 22 (100.0) | |
| Female | 7 (5.0) | – | |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | 0.4601 | ||
| African American | 7 (5.0) | 2 (9.1) | |
| Asian American | 2 (1.4) | 1 (4.5) | |
| First Nation or Alaskan Native | 2 (1.4) | – | |
| Caucasian or Euro-American | 107 (76.4) | 18 (81.8) | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 (14.3) | 1 (4.5) | |
| Other | 2 (1.4) | – | |
| Primary language spoken, n (%) | 0.5991 | ||
| English | 140 (100.0) | 22 (100.0) | |
| Education, n (%) | 0.4818 | ||
| More than 4-college degree | 26 (18.6) | 7 (31.8) | |
| 4-year college graduate | 27 (19.3) | 5 (22.7) | |
| Some college or 2-year degree | 56 (40.0) | 5 (22.7) | |
| At least high school graduate or equivalent | 19 (13.6) | 4 (18.2) | |
| Some high school | 11 (7.9) | 1 (4.5) | |
| 8th grade or less | 1 (0.7) | – | |
| Employment, n (%) | 0.7955 | ||
| Working for pay full-time | 5 (3.6) | 1 (4.5) | |
| Working for pay part-time | 13 (9.4) | 1 (4.5) | |
| Working as a homemaker in my own home | – | – | |
| Unemployed but looking for work | 4 (2.9) | – | |
| Cannot work because of health disability | 35 (25.2) | 4 (18.2) | |
| Retired | 82 (59.0) | 16 (72.7) | |
| Health Utilities Index (HUI3), mean (std)(Range: −0.36 (worst) to 1 (best)) | 0.45 (0.31) | 0.34 (0.23) | 0.1305 |
std standard deviation