Table 1.

Baseline sample characteristics

Variables	N = 245
Age, y, mean ± SD	65.1 ± 8.2
Sex, female, % (n)	59.5% (147)
Race, % (n)
White	88.0% (216)
Black	9.1% (22)
Others	2.9% (7)
Education, % (n)
Some high school or less	3.3% (8)
High school graduate/tech graduate/GED	8.7% (21)
Some college	25.6% (63)
College graduate	29.3% (72)
Graduate school degree	33.1% (81)
Marital status, % (n)
Married or living with partner	73.7% (180)
Single	8.2% (21)
Separated or divorced	11.1% (27)
Widowed	7.0% (17)
Employment, % (n)
Full-time	35.1% (86)
Part-time	12.0% (29)
Homemaker	4.5% (11)
Retired	39.3% (96)
Unemployed	3.7% (9)
Disability	5.4% (13)

SD = standard deviation.