Research Article
Cost Effectiveness of a Home-Based Intervention That Helps Functionally Vulnerable Older Adults Age in Place at Home
Table 1
Background characteristics.
| Characteristic | Control (n =159) | Experimental (n = 160) | Total (N = 319) | P |
| Mean Age (SD) | 78.5 (5.7) | 79.5 (6.1) | 79.0 (5.9) | .158 | Race (%) | | | | .387 | White | 52.2 | 53.1 | 52.7 | | African | 45.9 | 45.0 | 45.5 | | American | | | | | Hispanic | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | | Other | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | | Gender (%) | | | | .751 | Male | 18.9 | 17.5 | 18.2 | | Female | 81.1 | 82.5 | 81.8 | | Living arrangement (%) | | | | .462 | Alone | 59.7 | 63.8 | 61.8 | | With others | 40.3 | 36.3 | 38.2 | | Education (%) | | | | .916 | < High school | 37.7 | 35.6 | 36.7 | | High school | 30.2 | 31.9 | 31.0 | | > High school | 32.1 | 32.5 | 32.3 | | Mean number of health conditions (SD) | 7.1 (2.8) | 6.7 (2.7) | 6.9 (2.7) | .295 | MMSE | 27.0 (1.8) | 26.8 (1.8) | 26.9 (1.8) | .346 |
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MMSE: Mini-mental status examination.
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