Table 1.

Characteristics of Persons Participating in Semi-structured Interviews (n=33)

Sociodemographic Characteristics
Age, mean (SD)	72.6 (5.2)
Women, n (%)	20 (60.6%)
African American, n (%)	25 (75.8%)
Education less than high school, n (%)	12 (36.4%)
Married, n (%)	13 (39.4%)
Lives alone, n (%)	15 (45.5%)
Psychological Status
CES-D (depression) score, mean (SD)	11.1 (8.8)
Taking an antidepressant, n (%)	5 (15.2%)
Medical Comorbidity and Physician Visits
Number of medical conditions, mean (SD)	4.5 (1.7)
Total number of medications, mean (SD)	6.4 (3.7)
Number of medical visits within 6 months, mean (SD)	2.7 (2.5)
Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease
Hypertension, n (%)	25 (75.8%)
Hypercholesterolemia, n (%)	23 (69.7%)
Diabetes/high blood sugar, n (%)	15 (45.5%)

SD—standard deviation

CES-D—Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale