Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics for Matched and Unmatched Samples
| Unmatched | Matched | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life event | N event (no event) | Mage (SD) | % Women | N event (no event) | Mage (SD) | % Women |
| Arthritis | 1,357 (13,510) | 63.31 (9.72) | 55.20 | 1,085 (4,288) | 63.31 (9.48) | 56.59 |
| Cancer | 990 (13,877) | 66.81 (8.99) | 51.52 | 793 (3,168) | 66.71 (8.64) | 51.95 |
| Diabetes | 1,123 (13,744) | 64.65 (9.08) | 56.19 | 906 (3,584) | 64.75 (8.82) | 56.18 |
| Heart problems | 1,481 (13,386) | 68.16 (9.37) | 59.08 | 1,186 (4,694) | 68.05 (9.03) | 59.53 |
| High blood pressure | 1,464 (13,403) | 64.72 (9.84) | 57.86 | 1,167 (4,546) | 65.00 (9.51) | 58.10 |
| Lung disease | 688 (14,179) | 67.15 (9.41) | 58.43 | 538 (21,47) | 67.03 (9.16) | 60.78 |
| Stroke | 762 (14,105) | 70.45 (9.70) | 58.92 | 573 (2,277) | 70.33 (9.25) | 59.16 |