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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2026 Jan 28.
Published in final edited form as: BMJ Mil Health. 2025 Jan 28;171(1):33–39. doi: 10.1136/military-2023-002535

Table 2.

Baseline Characteristics of Participants Enrolled in the Telehealth Program (n=21)

Characteristics Values
Age, mean ± SD 64 ± 9.4
Biological Sex: (male, n (%)) 17 (81%)
Body Mass Index, mean ± SD 28.9 ± 4.8
Rural (yes, n (%)) 5 (24%)
Functional Comorbidity Index, mean ± SD 5.7 ± 3.0
Most frequent comorbidities from Functional Comorbidity Index, n (%)
Arthritis 15 (72%)
Degenerative Disc Disease 14 (67%)
Diabetes 9 (43%)
Depression 8 (38%)
Anxiety 7 (33%)
Race, n (%)
White 15 (72%)
Black or African American 2 (9.5%)
More than 1 Race 4 (19%)
Ethnicity, n (%)
Not Hispanic or Latino 16 (76%)
Hispanic or Latino 4 (19%)
Unknown 1 (4.8%)
Education, n (%)
High School or equivalent 2 (9.5%)
Some College or Associate Degree 11 (52%)
Bachelor’s Degree 3 (14%)
Post-baccalaureate 5 (24%)
Military Branch, n (%)
Air Force 8 (38%)
Army 7 (33%)
Marines 2 (9.5%)
Navy 3 (14%)
Non-veteran, veteran Spouse 1 (4.8%)
Telephone MoCA, mean ± SD 18.2 ± 2.5
MDPQ-16, mean ± SD 34.4 ± 6.8

Abbreviations: MDPQ: Mobile Device Proficiency Questionnaire; MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment