| Drank same amount Wave 1 and Wave 2 N = 1817 | Decreased amount between Wave 1 and Wave 2 N = 991 | Test Statistic (df) | p-value |
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Wave 1 Variable | Â | Â | Â | Â |
% Male | 52.1 | 54.9 | χ2(1) = 2.1 | 0.15 |
Mean Age (sd) | 76.2(5.2) | 77.0(5.8) | χ2(1) = 7.4 | 0.007 |
Race |  |  | χ2(2) = 27.7 | 0.0001 |
Caucasian | 93.2 | 87.4 | Â | Â |
African American | 5.9 | 10.7 | Â | Â |
Other | 0.8 | 1.9 | Â | Â |
% Married/partner | 61.2 | 53.9 | χ2(1) = 14.4 | 0.0002 |
Education Years (sd) | 12.3(3.1) | 11.2(3.6) | χ2(1) = 60.9 | 0.0001 |
Self Rated Health mean (sd) | 2.6(1.1) | 2.9(1.1) | χ2(1) = 60.1 | 0.0001 |
Mean # Chronic Illnesses (sd) | 1.3(1.1) | 1.4(1.2) | χ2(1) = 20.4 | 0.0001 |
% Stroke | 6.7 | 8.6 | χ2(1) = 3.5 | 0.06 |
% Heart Disease | 25.3 | 30.5 | χ2(1) = 8.7 | .0003 |
% Diabetes | 6.8 | 11.8 | χ2(1) = 20.7 | 0.0001 |
% Falls | 6.4 | 7.3 | χ2(1) = 0.70 | 0.40 |
% Hip Fracture | 3.7 | 3.2 | χ2(1) = 0.49 | 0.48 |
% any ADL | 15.3 | 25.9 | χ2(1) = 47.0 | 0.0001 |
% any IADL | 16.3 | 25.1 | χ2(1) = 32 | 0.0001 |
Mean CES-D (sd) | 1.1(1.6) | 1.6(1.9) | χ2(1) = 37.9 | 0.0001 |
Mean TICS-R (sd) | 21.8(4.8) | 20.1(5.4) | χ2(1) = 59.1 | 0.0001 |