Table 1.
Participant demographics and clinical characteristics of the study sample
| Characteristic | Total Sample |
| (n = 1,870) | |
| Age (y), mean, median (SD) | 81.16, 80.9 (7.18) |
| 65 ≤ Age <80.9, n (%) | 847 (45%) |
| Age ≥80.9, n (%) | 1,023 (55%) |
| Sex | |
| Women, n (%) | 1,212 (65%) |
| Men, n (%) | 658 (35%) |
| Education (y), mean (SD) | 9.39 (4.79) |
| Low: Education <6, n (%) | 436 (23%) |
| Medium: 6 ≤ Education <12, n (%) | 616 (33%) |
| High: Education ≥12, n (%) | 818 (44%) |
| Race/ethnic group | |
| Non-Hispanic white, n (%) | 483 (26%) |
| African American, n (%) | 635 (34%) |
| Caribbean Hispanic, n (%) | 752 (40%) |
| Self-reported | |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 1459 (78%) |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 462 (25%) |
| Heart disease, n (%) | 670 (36%) |
| Measured | |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 1573 (84%) |
| Diabetes (definition 1), n (%) | 405 (22%) |
| Diabetes (definition 2), n (%) | 386 (21%) |
| Heart disease, n (%) | 346 (19%) |
SD, standard deviation; definition 1, hemoglobin A1C level ≥6.5% at last visit or the use of any medications to manage diabetes at initial or follow-up visits; definition 2, hemoglobin A1C level ≥7% at last visit or diabetes medication use at initial or follow-up visits.