Table 2.
Patient demographics
| Characteristic | n = 723 |
|---|---|
| Age, % (n) | |
| 18–40 | 2.8 (20) |
| 41–59 | 26.8 (194) |
| ≥60 years | 69.0 (499) |
| Missing | 1.4 (10) |
| Female, % (n) | 54.5 (394) |
| Ethnicity, % (n) | |
| White | 76.6 (554) |
| Black | 11.3 (82) |
| Hispanic/Latinx | 6.9 (50) |
| Asian (Other) | 2.1 (15) |
| Asian (Indian Subcontinent) | 1.2 (9) |
| Mixed Race | 0.7 (5) |
| South-East Asian | 0.4 (3) |
| Middle Eastern | 0.4 (3) |
| Native American | 0.3 (2) |
| Employment status, % (n) | |
| Employed | 41.4 (299) |
| Unemployeda | 58.6 (424) |
| Education status, % (n)b | |
| High | 25.6 (185) |
| Low | 74.4 (538) |
| Insurance status, % (n)c | |
| High | 43.8 (317) |
| Low | 56.2 (406) |
| Physician-reported disease severity, % (n) | |
| Mild | 33.5 (242) |
| Moderate | 49.4 (357) |
| Severe | 16.4 (120) |
| Don’t know | 0.55 (4) |
| Physician-reported adherence, % (n) | n = 609 |
| Completely adherent | 42.2 (257) |
| Mostly adherent | 41.9 (255) |
| Somewhat adherent | 11.5 (70) |
| A little adherent | 1.6 (10) |
| Not at all adherent | 0.7 (4) |
| Too soon to tell | 1.6 (10) |
| Don’t know | 0.5 (3) |
Notes aUnemployed includes: On long term sick leave, homemaker, student, retired, unemployed and don’t know
bLow education status is defined as having a high school diploma (or equivalent) or lower, high education status is defined as having above a high school diploma
cLow insurance status includes: Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare part D, Medicare medical savings account, Medicare advantage, Tricare/Veterans health care, unknown and none; High insurance status includes: Employer provided/sponsored insurance, partner/family member employer insurance, privately arranged insurance, health insurance exchange plan, Cobra, non-Medicare retired benefit and other