Table 5: Distribution of the proportions of the above average stress score status, grades of the PSS scores and based on MCI status amongst the pilot and main study groups.
|
Frequency (percentages) |
Standard error |
||
|
Above average stress score status |
Yes |
17 (60.71) |
0.094 |
|
54 (62.07) |
0.052 |
||
|
No |
11 (39.29) |
0.094 |
|
|
33 (37.93) |
0.052 |
||
|
Total |
28 (100.00) |
|
|
|
87 (100.00) |
|
||
|
Grade of PSS score |
0 |
11 (39.29) |
0.094 |
|
33 (37.93) |
0.052 |
||
|
I |
7 (25.00) |
0.083 |
|
|
27 (31.03) |
0.05 |
||
|
II |
8 (28.57) |
0.087 |
|
|
25 (28.74) |
0.049 |
||
|
III |
2 (7.14) |
0.05 |
|
|
2 (2.30) |
0.016 |
||
|
Total |
28 (100.00) |
|
|
|
87 (100.00) |
|
||
|
MCI status |
Yes |
9 (32.14) |
0.09 |
|
23 (26.44) |
0.048 |
||
|
No |
19 (67.86) |
0.09 |
|
|
64 (73.56) |
0.048 |
||
|
Total |
28 (100.00) |
|
|
|
87 (100.00) |
|
Values in bold characters represent those from the main study group; those not in bold characters represent values from the pilot study groups. PSS: Perceived stress scale, MCI: Mild cognitive impairment