Characteristic | No. of patients (%) | Mean (standard deviation) |
---|---|---|
Age, years | Â | 61.3 (11.8) |
Gender, female | 184 (66.0) | Â |
Race | Â | Â |
   African American | 173 (62.0) |  |
   Asian | 3 (1.1) |  |
   White | 101 (36.2) |  |
Marital status, married | 98 (35.4) | Â |
Education | Â | Â |
   < High school graduate | 87 (31.3) |  |
   Years |  | 11.8 (2.4) |
REALM, ≥ 9th grade | 173 (62.9) |  |
Income | Â | Â |
   < $10,000 | 98 (37.7) |  |
   < $35,000 | 170 (70.0) |  |
Employed | Â | Â |
   Full time | 51 (18.6) |  |
   Part time | 16 (5.8) |  |
   Retired | 96 (35.0) |  |
   Disabled | 59 (21.5) |  |
Healthcare insurance | 249 (90.0) | Â |
   Medicaid | 85 (30.7) |  |
   Medicare | 107 (38.9) |  |
   Other | 140 (50.9) |  |
   Prescription plan | 257 (92.8) |  |
MOS-SF-12 physical component | Â | 40.3 (12.2) |
MOS-SF-12 mental component | Â | 50.5 (10.9) |
Comorbid medical cond. | Â | Â |
   Diabetes | 121 (44.0) |  |
   CVD | 48 (17.4) |  |
   Angina | 25 (9.2) |  |
   Heart failure | 16 (5.9) |  |
   Stroke | 15 (5.4) |  |
   Kidney failure | 10 (3.7) |  |
   Depression | 64 (23.5) |  |
Body mass index | Â | 32.9 (8.1) |
Systolic blood pressure | Â | 135.3 (19.4) |
Diastolic blood pressure | Â | 75.9 (12.9) |
Blood pressure control (JNC-7) | 130 (48.0) | Â |