Table 1.
Demographic characteristics by ethnic group (n=83).
| Non-Hispanic Whites (n = 48) |
Latinos/as (n = 35) |
t or χ2 |
p- value |
Cohen’s d |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic Characteristics | |||||
| Age (years) | 71.81 (4.27) | 73.97 (7.06) | −1.73 | .087 | .39 |
| Education (years) | 16.71 (2.23) | 14.94 (2.96) | 3.10 | .003** | .69 |
| Men:Women (total) | 12:36 | 16:19 | 3.89 | .049* | --- |
| Mood & Cognition | |||||
| GDS-15 Total Score | 1.13 (1.44) | 1.32 (1.59) | −.57 | .572 | .13 |
| MDRS Total Score | 139.54 (2.89) | 136.97 (4.10) | 3.33 | .001** | .75 |
| SCD-Q Total Score | 5.21 (4.63) | 7.32 (4.65) | −1.97 | .053 | .46 |
*
p < .05
**
p < .01
***
p < .001.
All values listed are means (standard deviations) unless otherwise noted. P-values were derived from independent samples t-tests and χ2 tests.
Abbreviations: GDS-15=Geriatric Depression Scale-15; MDRS=Mattis Dementia Rating Scale; SCD-Q=Subjective Cognitive Decline Questionnaire.