Table 2.
Demographic data
| Diagnostic groups | Initial sample | Final sample | Psychiatric | Rheumatologic | Cancer | Medical | Neurologic | Geriatric |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 2138) | (n = 2098) | (n = 142) | (n = 194) | (n = 178) | (n = 116) | (n = 65) | (n = 1403) | |
| Female, n (%) | 1447 (67.7) | 1433 (63.8) | 67 (47.2) | 183 (94.3) | 89 (50.0) | 74 (63.8) | 33 (50.8) | 987 (70.3) |
| Age (years), M (SD) | 73.6 (15.0) | 73.7 (14.9) | *42.0 (18.0) | 59.2 (16.9) | 67.4 (9.7) | 76.1 (10.3) | 68.8 (9.8) | 79.8 (7.9) |
| Range | 19–99 | 19–99 | 19–85 | 21–95 | 38–89 | 29–92 | 44–88 | 55–99 |
SD Standard deviation
*Mean age is based on the age of n = 140 due to missing data