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. 2020 Aug 7;10(3):539–545. doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibz145

Table 1.

Characteristics of the total sample and Engage

Total sample Engage sample
N = 2,831 N = 141
Characteristics N %/mean N %/mean
Age 2,831 74.4 141 74.75
 Female 2,119 76.1 114 82.0
Race:
 White not Hispanic 843 29.8 59 41.8
 White Hispanic 257 9.1 9 6.4
 Black or African American 169 6.0 7 5.0
 Asian 1,047 37.0 35 24.8
 Other 515 18.2 31 21.9
Ethnicity
 Hispanic/Latino 279 9.9 11 7.8
 Not Hispanic/Latino 1,785 63.1 91 64.5
 Refused to Answer or Missing 767 27.1 39 27.7
Language of assessment
 English 1,544 54.6 98 69.5
 Spanish 155 5.5 6 4.3
 Russian 94 3.3 4 2.8
 Chinese 1,032 36.5 33 23.4
Has food stamps
 Yes 1,177 42.1 57 40.4
Education
 8th grade or less 810 29.0 28 20.0
 Some high school 382 13.7 15 10.7
 Completed high school 645 23.1 29 20.7
 Some college 626 22.4 39 27.9
 Completed college or more 315 11.3 29 20.7
 Assistance needed to get out (e.g., cane, walker) 1,039 37.3 69 49.6
Self-reported medical conditions
 Heart disease 637 22.8 44 31.4
 Cancer 151 5.4 10 7.1
 Diabetes 715 25.5 39 28.1
 Hypertension 1,414 50.4 79 56.0
 Other medical illness 770 39.0 55 53.9
Mean self-rated health 2,761 2.83 137 2.34
Activities of daily living
 Need at least some help to walk 639 23.0 49 35.7
 Need at least some help to shop for groceries 679 24.5 51 37.2
 Need at least some help to do housework 782 28.3 59 43.7