Table 2.
Means (Standard Deviations) for Study Variables Across Time
| Variable | Wave 1 (n = 150) |
Wave 2 (n = 135) |
Wave 3 (n = 124) | Wave 4 (n = 117) |
Wave 5 (n = 111) |
Wave 6 (n = 110) |
Wave 7 (n = 103) |
Wave 8 (n = 95) |
Wave 9 (n = 60) |
Wave 10 (n = 36) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP | 2.81 (0.66) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EE | 2.84 (0.74) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PSS | 10.7 (6.50) | 11.7 (5.80) | 11.8 (6.50) | 12.0 (5.90) | 11.5 (6.20) | 12.0 (6.10) | 12.0 (6.00) | 11.2 (5.40) | 12.0 (6.00) | 11.5 (4.70) |
| GDS | 4.25 (4.24) | 3.99 (3.81) | 4.16 (3.76) | 3.79 (3.31) | 3.79 (3.30) | 3.85 (3.59) | 4.25 (3.74) | 3.84 (3.46) | 3.85 (3.27) | 3.48 (2.64) |
| Ill-Health | −.02 (.72) | .05 (.65) | −.09 (.56) | −.03 (.58) | −.10 (.61) | −.06 (.67) | .06 (.82) | .14 (.74) | .11 (.76) | .05 (.79) |
| SRH | 2.31 (0.85) | 2.40 (0.89) | 2.29 (0.85) | 2.34 (0.78) | 2.30 (0.91) | 2.32 (0.86) | 2.36 (0.89) | 2.41 (0.82) | 2.39 (0.81) | 2.41 (0.99) |
| IL-6 | 0.57 (0.54) | 0.56 (0.65) | 0.34 (0.27) | 0.36 (0.27) | 0.32 (0.28) | 0.31 (0.31) | 0.31 (0.33) | 0.37 (0.33) | 0.37 (0.29) | 0.35 (0.33) |
| β2µ | 0.29 (0.41) | 0.49 (0.31) | 0.48 (0.31) | 0.53 (0.27) | 0.51 (0.28) | 0.52 (0.26) | 0.52 (0.32) | 0.52 (0.28) | 0.43 (0.32) | 0.45 (0.31) |
| CDS | 1133.58 (503.61) | 1071.94 (453.97) | 984.86 (430.07) | 986.71 (400.61) | 994.30 (395.54) | 1005.67 (454.50) | 1202.20 (576.72) | 1176.08 (474.61) | 1244.11 (593.71) | 1221.80 (483.16) |
Note. EP = emotional processing; EE = emotional expression; PSS = Perceived Stress Scale; GDS = Geriatric Depression Scale; SRH = self-reported health; IL-6 = Interleukin-6; β2µ = beta2-microglobulin; CDS = chronic disease score.