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. 2021 Feb 25;77(2):315–322. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glab121

Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of the Sample and Distribution of Study Variables

N (%) Mean (SD) Min Max
Gender
 Men 388 (37.58)
 Women 716 (62.42)
Education
 Less than high school 331 (30.76)
 High school/GED 377 (34.43)
 Some college 251 (21.33)
 Bachelor’s or greater 144 (13.48)
Marital status
 Married/cohabiting 501 (42.96)
 Separated/divorced/widowed 541 (46.64)
 Never married 62 (10.40)
Nativity
 Born outside of the United States 56 (4.71)
 Born in the United States 1046 (95.29)
Currently smokes
 No 940 (86.35)
 Yes 157 (13.65)
Blood pressure medication
 No 49 (5.88)
 Yes 830 (94.12)
Alcohol consumption
 None 839 (76.04)
 Moderate 227 (20.58)
 Heavy 38 (3.38)
Cholesterol medication
 No 393 (42.35)
 Yes 571 (57.65)
Diabetes medication
 No 756 (70.97)
 Yes 339 (29.03)
Age 70.16 (7.79) 60 98
Net household wealth 120 993.20 (243 651) −132 940 3 345 000
Depressive symptoms 1.62 (1.98) 0 8
Waist-to-height ratio 0.61 (0.09) 0.02 0.97
Chronic health conditions 2.54 (1.46) 0 8
Neighborhood physical disadvantage 3.24 (1.59) 1 7
Neighborhood social cohesion 4.90 (1.51) 1 7
Hopelessness 2.44 (1.34) 1 6
Pessimism 2.79 (1.33) 1 6
C-reactive protein 4.89 (8.11) 0.05 121.91

Notes: SD = standard deviation. Percents and N are presented for categorical variables and means and SDs are presented for continuous variables. Percentages are weighted and frequencies are unweighted.