Table 2.
Care recipient characteristics comparing those with and without dementia, N (%) or mean (SD) for PHQ-2 and GAD-2.
|
All
(n = 1,210) |
PLWD
(n = 170) |
Without dementia (n = 1,040) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 398 (32.9) | 74 (43.5) | 324 (32.9) | 0.001 |
| Age group | 0.005 | |||
| 65 to 69 | 54 (4.5) | 4 (2.4) | 50 (4.8) | |
| 70 to 74 | 147 (12.2) | 8 (4.7) | 139 (13.4) | |
| 75 to 79 | 205 (16.9) | 24 (14.1) | 181 (17.4) | |
| 80 to 85 | 287 (23.7) | 49 (28.8) | 238 (22.9) | |
| 85 to 89 | 251 (20.7) | 43 (25.3) | 208 (20.0) | |
| 90+ | 266 (22.0) | 42 (24.7) | 224 (21.5) | |
| Race | 0.854 | |||
| White, non-hispanic | 792 (67.0) | 115 (67.6) | 677 (65.1) | |
| Black, non-hispanic | 312 (26.4) | 42 (24.7) | 270 (26.0) | |
| Hispanic | 58 (4.9) | 2 (1.2) | 19 (1.8) | |
| Other | 21 (1.8) | 7 (4.1) | 51 (4.9) | |
| Education | 0.826 | |||
| < HS | 58 (7.5) | 9 (5.3) | 49 (4.7) | |
| HS grad | 281 (36.1) | 38 (22.4) | 243 (23.4) | |
| >HS | 440 (56.5) | 56 (32.9) | 384 (36.9) | |
| PHQ-2 | 1.08 (1.63) | 1.29 (1.74) | 1.04 (1.61) | 0.072 |
| GAD-2 | 1.18 (1.71) | 1.63 (2.05) | 1.11 (1.64) | < 0.001 |
| Relationship with caregiver | 0.262 | |||
| Spouse/partner | 406 (33.6) | 64 (37.6) | 342 (32.9) | |
| Child/grandchild | 685 (56.6) | 92 (54.1) | 593 (47.0) | |
| Sibling/sibling-in-law | 37 (3.1) | 7 (4.1) | 30 (2.9) | |
| Other | 82 (6.8) | 7 (4.1) | 75 (7.2) |
HS, high school; PHQ-2, Patient Health Questionnaire; GAD-2, Generalized Anxiety Disorder questionnaire.