Survivors were more likely to report better health at baseline than the 371 participants who died after 2003 (mean
baseline SRH: 2.79 for survivors and 2.39 for nonsurvivors;
p = .01). Survivors were more likely to have completed
postsecondary education (16.24% vs. 10.78%, p < .05) and
to have a high school degree as the highest level of education (36.51% vs. 32.61%, p < .05) relative to nonsurvivors.
Survivors reported, on average, less comorbidity in addition
to diabetes than nonsurvivors (2.17 vs. 2.83). There were
no significant differences in the levels of direct social support between survivors and nonsurvivors. The groups also
did not differ by sex, age, or race/ethnicity. Survivors and