Sample Characteristics (N = 1,801)
| Sample Characteristics | Mean | SE | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCS-12 = physical component score of the Short Form-12; MCS-12 = mental component score of the Short Form-12); QOL = quality of life; SDI = Sheehan Disability Index. | |||
| Sociodemographic characteristics | |||
| Age | |||
| ≤64 y | 23.2 | ||
| 65–69 y | 22.5 | ||
| 70v74 y | 19.5 | ||
| 5–79 y | 20.1 | ||
| ≥80 y | 14.7 | ||
| Sex, female | 64.9 | ||
| Race or ethnicity | |||
| White | 77.0 | ||
| African American | 12.3 | ||
| Hispanic | 7.6 | ||
| Other | 3.1 | ||
| Education | |||
| Less than high school graduate | 19.2 | ||
| High school graduate or general equivalency diploma | 22.7 | ||
| Some college | 35.3 | ||
| College graduate or graduate degree | 22.8 | ||
| Marital status | |||
| Married or living with partner | 46.3 | ||
| Divorced, separated, or never married | 28.9 | ||
| Widowed | 24.8 | ||
| Psychiatric illnesses | |||
| Depression severity (0–4), ↑ scores indicate ↑ depression | 1.68 | 0.014 | |
| Chronic depression | 83.0 | ||
| Positive screening test for posttraumatic stress disorder | 10.6 | ||
| Positive screening test for panic disorder | 21.7 | ||
| Anxiety-neuroticism, ↑ scores indicate ↑ neuroticism | 19.62 | 0.126 | |
| Positive screening test for mild cognitive impairment | 35.4 | ||
| Medical Illnesses | |||
| Chronic lung disease | 23.3 | ||
| Hypertension | 57.9 | ||
| Diabetes | 23.2 | ||
| Arthritis | 55.6 | ||
| Sensory deficit | 55.2 | ||
| Cancer (excluding skin cancer) | 10.9 | ||
| Neurological disease | 8.4 | ||
| Heart disease | 27.6 | ||
| Chronic pain | 56.8 | ||
| Gastrointestinal disease | 20.9 | ||
| Urinary/prostate disease | 38.7 | ||
| Sum of all chronic diseases (0–11) | 3.79 | 0.046 | |
| General health indicators | |||
| PCS-12 (0–100), ↑ scores indicate better functioning | 40.26 | 0.150 | |
| MCS-12 (0–100), ↑ scores indicate better functioning | 36.68 | 0.235 | |
| QOL (0–10), ↑ scores indicate better QOL | 5.35 | 0.047 | |
| SDI (0–10), ↑ scores indicate greater disability | 4.63 | 0.061 | |