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. 2023 Feb 13;11:1130099. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1130099

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.