| |
Completers
(n= 31) |
Non-completers
(n = 22) |
p-value |
| Age |
69.1 |
68.1 |
0.690 |
| % female |
81% |
77% |
0.771 |
| Education – mean yrs |
15.2 |
15.1 |
0.935 |
| Race/ethnicity (n) |
|
|
0.083* |
| African-American |
0 |
1 |
|
| White (non-hispanic) |
24 |
11 |
|
| Hispanic |
7 |
10 |
|
| Income (n) |
|
|
0.286 |
| $0-19K |
7 |
8 |
|
| $20-39K |
10 |
8 |
|
| $40-59K |
5 |
5 |
|
| $60-99K |
7 |
1 |
|
| $100K+ |
1 |
0 |
|
| Marital Status (n) |
|
|
0.245 |
| Single/never married |
1 |
1 |
|
| Married/permanent |
21 |
9 |
|
| Separated/divorced |
6 |
8 |
|
| Widowed |
2 |
4 |
|
| Health variables (means) |
|
|
|
| CESD - depression |
7.35 |
6.47 |
0.584 |
| Pain - total |
56.4 |
46.1 |
0.127 |
| Pain - average |
4.20 |
2.86 |
0.060* |
| Pain - discomfort |
3.42 |
2.77 |
0.059* |
| Pain - duration |
3.90 |
3.36 |
0.251 |
| Pain - frequency |
4.00 |
3.67 |
0.501 |
| Pain - worst |
5.20 |
3.64 |
0.078* |
| Fatigue |
3.90 |
3.14 |
0.294 |
| HAQ - disability |
0.32 |
0.40 |
0.569 |
| EQ5D - QOL Index |
0.78 |
0.78 |
1.000 |
| Self-rated health |
68.86 |
71.09 |
0.739 |
| Comorbidities |
2.45 |
2.68 |
0.626 |
|