Table 1.
Sociodemographic and Health Characteristics of Respondents Overall and by Partner ADRD Status (2000-2014)
| Partner ADRD Status |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (n=62,457) |
No partner ADRD (n=59,805) |
Any diagnosis (n=2,652) |
Less recently diagnosed (n=1,677) |
Recently diagnosed (n=975) |
|
| Mean (SD) follow-up depressive symptoms* | 1.2 (1.8) | 1.2 (1.8) | 2.1 (2.2) | 2.2 (2.3) | 1.8 (2.1) |
| Mean (SD) baseline depressive symptoms* | 1.2 (1.8) | 1.1 (1.7) | 1.9 (2.2) | 2.1 (2.2) | 1.6 (2.1) |
| Mean (SD) age* | 65.6 (8.9) | 65.4 (8.8) | 71.5 (9.5) | 71.2 (9.8) | 72.2 (9.0) |
| Male (%)* | 49.5 | 50.1 | 37.4 | 37.5 | 37.4 |
| Race/Ethnicity (%)* | |||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 77.4 | 77.5 | 75.2 | 75.8 | 77.6 |
| African-American | 10.6 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 12.3 | 9.4 |
| Hispanic | 9.6 | 9.6 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.1 |
| Other races | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| Education (%)* | |||||
| < High school | 16.8 | 16.4 | 25.1 | 26.7 | 22.4 |
| High school | 35.2 | 35.2 | 35.5 | 34.9 | 36.7 |
| Some college | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 22.5 | 15.9 |
| College and above | 25.0 | 25.4 | 16.4 | 15.9 | 17.2 |
| Mean (SD) household income* | 78,034 (126,599) | 79,306 (128,182) | 49,358 (77,024) | 47,829 (75,002) | 51,985 (82,680) |
| Ever smoked (% yes) | 57.0 | 57.1 | 55.1 | 54.1 | 56.8 |
| Chronic medical conditions (%) | |||||
| High blood pressure* | 57.0 | 53.2 | 65.0 | 60.9 | 60.7 |
| Diabetes* | 18.8 | 18.6 | 21.8 | 23.1 | 19.6 |
| Lung Disease* | 8.2 | 8.0 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 12.9 |
| Heart disease* | 22.2 | 21.8 | 30.1 | 31.5 | 27.6 |
| Stroke* | 4.9 | 4.8 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 6.2 |
| Cancer* | 13.1 | 12.9 | 18.0 | 18.6 | 16.8 |
| Arthritis* | 56.4 | 55.9 | 68.1 | 68.0 | 68.3 |
| Mean weekly alcohol consumption (number days) (SD)* | 1.3 (2.2) | 1.3 (2.2) | 0.9 (2.0) | 0.9 (1.9) | 1.0 (2.0) |
| Mean BMI (SD)* | 28.2 (5.5) | 28.2 (5.5) | 27.6 (5.8) | 27.7 (5.9) | 27.4 (5.5) |
| Mean (SD) ADL limitations* | 0.2 (0.6) | 0.2 (0.6) | 0.4 (0.9) | 0.4 (0.9) | 0.3 (0.8) |
| Mean (SD) IADL limitations* | 0.1 (0.5) | 0.1 (0.5) | 0.2 (0.7) | 0.3 (0.7) | 0.2 (0.6) |
p <0.05
Note: Characteristics are measured for older respondents. Respondent characteristics included in the column indicating partner with any ADRD diagnosis (‘Any diagnosis’) includes respondents who had a partner with either a recent or less recent ADRD diagnosis. Partner less recently diagnosed indicates a respondent who had a partner that received any ADRD diagnosis 2 or more years earlier. Partner recently diagnosed indicates a respondent who had a partner that received any ADRD diagnosis in the last 2 years. Follow-up depressive symptoms for respondents were those reported at wave w, while baseline depressive symptoms were those reported at wave w-1. For instance, wave w could indicate the 2004 HRS wave while wave w-1 could indicate the 2002 HRS wave. ADL = activities of daily living, ADRD = Alzheimer’s Disease or Related Dementias, BMI = body mass index, IADLs = instrumental activities of daily living, SD = standard deviation.