| RENEW (n = 68) | Traditional (n = 66) |  | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | n or mean | % or SD | n or mean | % or SD | p-value |
Age (years) | 76.59 | 7.39 | 75.59 | 6.98 | 0.42 |
BMI | 27.09 | 4.97 | 28.35 | 5.74 | 0.18 |
Comorbidities | 5.18 | 2.26 | 5.20 | 2.36 | 0.95 |
Drugs | 4.44 | 3.98 | 5.19 | 3.57 | 0.25 |
Gender | |||||
 Female | 45 | 66.18 | 42 | 63.64 | 0.86 |
 Male | 23 | 33.82 | 24 | 36.36 |  |
Hispanic ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.24 |
 Yes | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 3.03 |  |
 No | 68 | 100.00 | 64 | 96.97 |  |
Race | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.30 |
 American Indian or Alaska Native |  |  |  |  |  |
 Asian | 1 | 1.47 | 0 | 0.00 |  |
 Black or African American | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.52 |  |
 White | 67 | 98.53 | 63 | 95.45 |  |
 More than one race | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.52 |  |
 Unknown or not reported | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.52 |  |
Smoker | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1.00 |
 No | 67 | 98.53 | 66 | 100.00 |  |
 Yes | 1 | 1.47 | 0 | 0.00 |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.93 |
 Divorced | 9 | 13.24 | 9 | 13.64 |  |
 Married | 39 | 57.35 | 39 | 59.09 |  |
 Single | 4 | 5.88 | 5 | 7.58 |  |
 Widowed | 16 | 23.53 | 13 | 19.70 |  |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.26 |
 0–8 years | 2 | 2.99 | 0 | 0.00 |  |
 1–3 years of high school | 2 | 2.99 | 1 | 1.52 |  |
 High school graduate/GED | 4 | 5.97 | 7 | 10.61 |  |
 Some college/technical school | 21 | 31.34 | 12 | 18.18 |  |
 Associate Degree | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.52 |  |
 Bachelor’s Degree | 13 | 19.40 | 18 | 27.27 |  |
 Post-graduate education | 25 | 37.31 | 27 | 40.91 |  |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.87 |
 Employed full-time | 4 | 5.97 | 3 | 4.55 |  |
 Employed part-time | 7 | 10.45 | 5 | 7.58 |  |
 Not employed outside the home | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.52 |  |
 Retired | 56 | 83.58 | 57 | 86.36 |  |