Table 3.
Care Partner Characteristics
| Number of Care Partners, n | Anemia Cohort |
No-Anemia Cohort |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| n=110 | n=148 | |||
| Demographic characteristics | ||||
| Age (y), n (%) | ||||
| 18-34 | 30 | (27.3%) | 15 | (10.1%) |
| 35-44 | 30 | (27.3%) | 27 | (18.2%) |
| 45-54 | 16 | (14.5%) | 34 | (23.0%) |
| 55-64 | 20 | (18.2%) | 34 | (23.0%) |
| 65-74 | 11 | (10.0%) | 35 | (23.6%) |
| 75-84 | 3 | (2.7%) | 3 | (2.0%) |
| ≥85 | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||
| Male | 29 | (26.4%) | 32 | (21.6%) |
| Female | 80 | (72.7%) | 116 | (78.4%) |
| Prefer not to answer | 1 | (0.9%) | 0 | (0.0%) |
| Race, n (%)a | ||||
| African American or Black | 18 | (16.4%) | 13 | (8.8%) |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 6 | (5.5%) | 3 | (2.0%) |
| Native American or Alaskan Native | 3 | (2.7%) | 3 | (2.0%) |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | (13.6%) | 15 | (10.1%) |
| White | 79 | (71.8%) | 120 | (81.1%) |
| Other | 2 | (1.8%) | 0 | (0.0%) |
| Prefer not to answer | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) |
| Clinical characteristics | ||||
| Comorbidities, n (%)a | ||||
| Anxiety | 48 | (43.6%) | 48 | (32.4%) |
| Depression | 40 | (36.4%) | 45 | (30.4%) |
| Headache(s) or migraine(s) | 39 | (35.5%) | 47 | (31.8%) |
| Sleep disturbance(s) or insomnia | 34 | (30.9%) | 46 | (31.1%) |
| Hypertension | 23 | (20.9%) | 48 | (32.4%) |
| Gastrointestinal symptoms | 21 | (19.1%) | 18 | (12.2%) |
| Diabetes | 19 | (17.3%) | 20 | (13.5%) |
| Substantial weight loss or gain | 12 | (10.9%) | 21 | (14.2%) |
| Chronic fatigue syndrome | 12 | (10.9%) | 6 | (4.1%) |
| Chronic respiratory disease | 11 | (10.0%) | 14 | (9.5%) |
| Heart disease | 6 | (5.5%) | 8 | (5.4%) |
| Kidney disease | 4 | (3.6%) | 3 | (2.0%) |
| Cancer | 4 | (3.6%) | 2 | (1.4%) |
| Alzheimer disease or dementia | 3 | (2.7%) | 2 | (1.4%) |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 1 | (0.9%) | 5 | (3.4%) |
| Other | 10 | (9.1%) | 20 | (13.5%) |
| None | 17 | (15.5%) | 26 | (17.6%) |
| Caregiving characteristics | ||||
| Primary care partner, n (%) | 94 | (85.5%) | 132 | (89.2%) |
| Relationship with care recipient, n (%) | ||||
| Spouse or partner | 36 | (32.7%) | 67 | (45.3%) |
| Parent or stepparent | 32 | (29.1%) | 36 | (24.3%) |
| Sibling or stepsibling | 3 | (2.7%) | 9 | (6.1%) |
| Child or stepchild | 5 | (4.5%) | 16 | (10.8%) |
| Aunt, uncle, or other relative | 13 | (11.8%) | 6 | (4.1%) |
| Friend or neighbor | 18 | (16.4%) | 12 | (8.1%) |
| Other | 0 | (0.0%) | 1 | (0.7%) |
| Unknown or prefer not to answer | 3 | (2.7%) | 1 | (0.7%) |
| Time since started caring for the care recipient (y), mean ± SD (median) | 3.5 ± 5.1 (2.0) | 3.7 ± 3.9 (3.0) | ||
| Care partner lives with the care recipient, n (%) | 56 | (50.9%) | 90 | (60.8%) |
| Number of h per wk spent caring for the care recipient, mean ± SD (median)b | 33.6 ± 35.8 (20.5) | 38.0 ± 40.9 (25.0) | ||
| Number of h per wk spent caring if living with the care recipient | 52.6 ± 42.5 (40.0) | 42.8 ± 41.6 (30.0) | ||
Note: Care partner characteristics were measured at the time of data collection.
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.
a
More than 1 option could be selected (not mutually exclusive).
b
Measured at the time of data collection, based on recollection from the past 4 weeks.