Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study participants (total N = 79)
| Age, mean (std) | 63.4 (12.5) |
|---|---|
| Age, N (%) | |
| < 50 | 7 (9.7) |
| 50–64 | 29 (40.3) |
| ≥ 65 | 36 (50.0) |
| Female, N (%) | 47 (65.3) |
| Live alone, N (%) | 24 (30.4) |
| Education, N (%) | |
| < HS | 6 (7.6) |
| HS | 25 (31.6) |
| ≥ HS | 48 (60.8) |
| Employment, N (%) | |
| Employed | 32 (40.5) |
| Unemployed | 3 (3.8) |
| Retired | 39 (49.4) |
| Disabled | 5 (6.3) |
| Food Insecure, N (%) | 12 (15.2) |
| No Insurance, N (%) | 6 (7.6) |
| Hard to pay for the basics, N (%) | 38 (48.1) |
| Self-reported hypertension, N (%) | 71 (89.9) |
| Self-reported diabetes, heart failure, or prior cardiovascular disease, N (%) | 45 (57.0) |
| Total chronic conditions, N (%) | |
| 0 | 10 (12.7) |
| 1–2 | 21 (26.6) |
| ≥ 3 | 48 (60.8) |
| Delayed medical care due to barriers, N (%) | 17 (21.5) |
| Did not get medical care due to financial barriers, N (%) | 29 (36.7) |
| Chaos Score, means (std) | 6.1 (2.2) |
| Mean baseline systolic BP, mean (Std) | 144.4 (13.6) |
| Mean baseline diastolic BP, mean (Std) | 82.5 (12.9) |
| BMI, mean (Std) | 36.7 (21.1) |
| Obese (BMI ≥ 30), N (%) | 48 (61) |
| Antihypertensive medications (N = 69)a | |
| Number of BP medications, N (%) | |
| 0 | 14 (20.3) |
| 1 | 21 (30.4) |
| 2 | 23 (33.3) |
| 3 + | 11 (15.9) |
| Prescribed an ACE/ARB, N (%) | 35 (50.7) |
| Prescribed a beta blocker, N (%) | 21 (30.4) |
| Prescribed a diuretic, N (%) | 22 (31.9) |
| Prescribed another BP Med, N (%) | 28 (40.6) |
aTen participants did not have medications collected at baseline