Table 1c.
Characteristics of Participants by Quartile of Pessimism Subscale Score (n=7347)
| Quartile of Pessimism Subscore | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | 1 (Lowest) | 2 | 3 | 4 (Highest) | P-Value |
| Demographic factors | |||||
| Age (mean, SD) | 70.49 (3.83) | 70.31 (3.77) | 70.49 (3.94) | 70.62 (3.86) | 0.1468 |
| Race/Ethnicity | <.0001 | ||||
| Black | 130 (6.00%) | 99 (5.18%) | 92 (7.78%) | 182 (8.79%) | |
| Other | 82 (3.79%) | 83 (4.34%) | 56 (4.74%) | 201 (9.71%) | |
| White | 1954 (90.2%) | 1731 (90.5%) | 1034 (87.5%) | 1687 (81.5%) | |
| Education > high school | 1694 (78.2%) | 1424 (74.4%) | 809 (68.6%) | 1233 (59.6%) | <.0001 |
| Medical History | |||||
| Stroke | 29 (1.34%) | 30 (1.57%) | 18 (1.52%) | 45 (2.16%) | 0.1827 |
| Cardiovascular Disease | 172 (7.93%) | 160 (8.36%) | 110 (9.30%) | 250 (12.0%) | <.0001 |
| Hypertension | 1029 (47.4%) | 932 (48.7%) | 597 (50.5%) | 1095 (52.6%) | 0.0053 |
| Diabetes | 141 (6.50%) | 145 (7.57%) | 97 (8.20%) | 234 (11.3%) | <.0001 |
| Depression (Burnam; mean, SD) | 0.01 (0.06) | 0.02 (0.07) | 0.03 (0.09) | 0.06 (0.16) | <.0001 |
| High Cholesterol | 352 (16.4%) | 358 (18.9%) | 224 (19.2%) | 386 (18.8%) | 0.0945 |
| BMI (mean, SD) | 28.07 (5.40) | 28.16 (5.58) | 28.88 (6.02) | 29.14 (5.89) | <.0001 |
| Health Behaviors | |||||
| Smoking | 0.0016 | ||||
| Never Smoked | 1132 (52.9%) | 969 (51.3%) | 620 (53.3%) | 1128 (55.0%) | |
| Past Smoker | 850 (39.7%) | 812 (43.0%) | 463 (39.8%) | 753 (36.7%) | |
| Current Smoker | 158 (7.38%) | 109 (5.77%) | 81 (6.96%) | 170 (8.29%) | |
| MET-hours per week from walking | 4.45 (5.75) | 4.40 (5.64) | 4.32 (5.83) | 3.75 (5.36) | <.0001 |
| HT Arm | <.0001 | ||||
| EPLC | 415 (19.1%) | 357 (18.6%) | 226 (19.1%) | 455 (21.9%) | |
| ERT | 392 (18.1%) | 334 (17.4%) | 234 (19.8%) | 473 (22.7%) | |
| PERT | 692 (31.9%) | 595 (31.1%) | 335 (28.3%) | 571 (27.5%) | |
| PPLC | 670 (30.9%) | 629 (32.8%) | 388 (32.8%) | 581 (27.9%) | |
| Region of Country | 0.0002 | ||||
| Northeast | 543 (25.0%) | 496 (25.9%) | 326 (27.6%) | 608 (29.2%) | |
| South | 438 (20.2%) | 398 (20.8%) | 285 (24.1%) | 422 (20.3%) | |
| Midwest | 534 (24.6%) | 515 (26.9%) | 246 (20.8%) | 486 (23.4%) | |
| West | 654 (30.2%) | 506 (26.4%) | 326 (27.6%) | 564 (27.1%) | |
Abbreviations: BMI=Body Mass Index; EPLC=Placebo group for Estrogen alone trial; ERT=E-alone treatment group; HT Arm=hormone therapy randomization arm; LOT-R=Life Orientation Test- Revised; MET= metabolic equivalent; PERT=Estrogen + Progestin treatment group; PPLC=Placebo group for the Estrogen + Progestin trial; SD=standard deviation