Table 4 Descriptive Differences between Participants who Dropped out and those who continued to Participate in the Study (N = 4442)

N

2651

1791

Chronic Conditions (M (SD))

2.28 (1.74)

2.24 (1.92)

.486

Physical Functioning (M (SD))

86.52 (19.52)

81.68 (25.11)

< .001

Depression (M (SD))

6.15 (5.88)

6.65 (6.64)

.008

Cognitive Functioning (M (SD))

43.96 (12.92)

40.82 (14.00)

< .001

Age (M (SD))

60.76 (11.26)

63.35 (12.58)

< .001

Sex (%)

Male

51.0

52.2

.434

Female

49.0

47.8

Education (%)

Low

7.4

14.1

< .001

Intermediate

50.1

60.4

Upper-Intermediate

14.3

9.6

High

28.2

15.9

Income (M (SD))

121.36 (92.99)

99.93 (68.87)

< .001

Partnership Status (%)

Not in a Partnership

18.0

24.5

< .001

In a Partnership

82.0

75.5

Network Size (M (SD))

4.78 (2.81)

3.83 (2.76)

< .001