Table 1.

Description of bereaved spousal caregivers

Variable	MEAN (SD) or N(%)	Range
Caregiver age at bereavement	71 (8)	52 – 88
Female	40 (77%)
White	45 (87%)
Care recipient in care facility	33 (63%)
Education
Some high school	3 (5.8%)
High school diploma	17 (32.7%)
Some college	17 (32.7%)
College degree	8 (15.4%)
Graduate/Professional degree	6 (11.5%)
Length of caregiving (years)	7.4 (3.1)	1.6 – 12.4
Daily care (hours)	8.7 (6.0)	0.1 – 21.1
Body mass index	25.8 (4.2)	18.0 – 37.9
Comorbidities	3.2 (1.8)	0.5 – 8.6
Pre-bereavement social network size	20.2 (8.1)	6.0 – 41.5
Post-bereavement social network size	21.8 (7.0)	8.5 – 35.8
Pre-bereavement self-rated health	1.7 (0.6)	0 – 3
Post-bereavement self-rated health	2.0 (0.5)	1 – 3
Pre-bereavement lymphocyte proliferation to Con A	0.18 (0.09)	0.03 – 0.41
Post-bereavement lymphocyte proliferation to Con A	0.12 (0.07)	−0.03 – 0.34
Pre-bereavement lymphocyte proliferation to PHA	0.29 (0.11)	0.04 – 0.55
Post-bereavement lymphocyte proliferation to PHA	0.22 (0.09)	−0.003 – 0.49

Note. Body mass index and comorbidities reflect the person-level averages. Pre-bereavement and post-bereavement means are reported for social network size, self-rated health, and lymphocyte proliferation to Con A and PHA given the focus on change in these variables.