Table 1.
Demographic characteristics, objective cognitive function scores, and depressive symptoms (n = 199)
| Variables | African American (n = 84) | Hispanic (n = 115) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female, n (%) | 63 | (31.7%) | 88 | (44.2%) |
| Age* | 73.94 | (6.22) | 71.47 | (5.36) |
| Education* | 12.65 | (2.86) | 10.39 | (4.07) |
| Geriatric Depression Scale (n = 195) | 6.69 | (5.22) | 8.72 | (6.71) |
| Montreal Cognitive Assessment (n = 186)* | 18.06 | (4.10) | 16.32 | (3.95) |
| Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Total* | 15.25 | (4.37) | 16.90 | (4.34) |
| Hopkins Verbal Learning Test- | 3.96 | (2.45) | 4.32 | (2.53) |
| Delayed Recall (n = 198) | ||||
| Symbol Digit Modalities Test (n = 198) | 23.75 | (10.72) | 20.30 | (10.48) |
| Clock Drawing Test free (n = 198) | 3.19 | (1.15) | 3.23 | (1.22) |
| Clock Drawing Test copy- (n = 198) | 3.89 | (0.96) | 3.58 | (1.00) |
| Semantic fluency (n = 197) | 14.41 | (3.86) | 13.27 | (3.92) |
| Phonemic fluency (n = 196) | 24.70 | (10.83) | 21.65 | (9.46) |
| Overall cognition (n = 193) | z = 0.03 | (1.03) | z = −0.03 | (0.98) |
Data are presented as mean ± (SDs), z-score ± (SDs) or number (proportion %).
*
p < 0.01 between African Americans and Hispanics. Total n shown for variables with missing data.