Table 1.
Demographic and Population Descriptors of Participants by Sex.
| Mean (SD)/No. (%) |
Mean (SD)/No. (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristica | Women n = 85 |
Men n = 101 |
P Valuea | Characteristic | Women n = 85 |
Men n = l0l |
P Valuea |
| Age, mean, years | 79.8 (7.5) | 77.2 (9.0) | .04 | Duration of dementia, mean, years | 4.6 (3.7) | 5.2 (4.2) | .28 |
| Race, no. | .04 | Marital status, no. | <.0l | ||||
| White | 46 (54%) | 74 (73%) | Married | 29 (34%) | 83 (82%) | ||
| African American | 20 (24%) | 11 (11%) | Widowed | 39 (46%) | ll (ll%) | ||
| Hispanic/Latino | 13 (l5%) | 11 (11%) | Separated or divorced | 9 (ll%) | 3 (3%) | ||
| Other | 6 (7%) | 5 (5%) | Never married | 8 (9%) | 4 (4%) | ||
| Highest education, no. | .l2 | Sex of caregiver, No. | <.0l | ||||
| No high school diploma | 27 (32%) | 25 (25%) | Male | 40 (47%) | 13 (l3%) | ||
| High school diploma | 25 (29%) | 18 (l8%) | Female | 45 (53%) | 88 (87%) | ||
| Some college/associate’s degree | 10 (12%) | 19 (l9%) | Relationship of caregiver to participant, no. | <.0l | |||
| Bachelor’s degree | 15 (l8%) | 22 (22%) | Spouse or significant other | 25 (29%) | 71 (70%) | ||
| Professional/graduate degree | 8 (9%) | l7 (l7%) | Child or grandchildb | 47 (55%) | l9 (l9%) | ||
| Residence, no. | .02 | Other family memberb | 5 (6%) | 4 (4%) | |||
| Own home | 56 (66%) | 84 (83%) | Paid caregiverc | 6 (7%) | 4 (4%) | ||
| Caregiver’s home | 13 (l5%) | l2 (l2%) | Friend | 2 (2%) | 3 (3%) | ||
| Assisted living | 4 (5%) | 0 (0%) | NPI caregiver distress, mean | l5.8 (8.l) | l7.6 (8.8) | .15 | |
| Nursing facility | 7 (8%) | 2 (2%) | MMSE | l4.5 (6.3) | l6.8 (6.8) | .02 | |
| Other | 5 (6%) | 3 (3%) | ADCS-ADL Scale | 39.8 (l9.2) | 45.4 (17.5) | .04 | |
Abbreviations: ADCS-ADL, Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study-Activities of Daily Living; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination.
a
T test for continuous variables, χ2 or Fisher exact test for categorical variables.
b
Characteristics are at the time of enrollment.
c
Includes in-laws.
d
Includes in-home care and clinicians in care facilities.