Successful Aging and Longevity in Older Old Women: The Role of Depression and Cognition

Table 1

Sample description at the 2000 wave (baseline).

Variable	Mean	SD
Age	85.63	3.82
Education	11.03	3.42
CVB	1.03	0.82
CESD	2.07	1.98
TICS	18.13	5.86
BMI	24.40	4.86
Self-rated health change	3.36	0.83
Ethnic distribution	Percentage
White	79.7%
Black	14.2%
Hispanic	5.2%
Other	1.1%
% high CVB	42.2%

Note. CVB: number of symptoms comprising cerebrovascular burden (heart disease, diabetes, hypertension scored 0–3). CESD: Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, TICS: Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status, BMI: Body Mass Index.