Table 1.
Demographic and medical characteristics of the participants (N=156)
| Baseline characteristic | Group | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Age: Mean (SD) | 55.8 (14.8) | |
| Gender: n (%) | Female | 56 (35.9%) |
| Male | 100 (64.1%) | |
| Race: n (%) | White | 69 (44.2%) |
| Black | 83 (53.2%) | |
| Other | 4 (2.6%) | |
| Education level: n (%) | High school or less | 57 (36.5%) |
| More than High School | 99 (63.5%) | |
| Employment status: n (%) | Working | 50 (32.1%) |
| Unemployed | 21 (13.5%) | |
| Retired | 46 (29.5%) | |
| Disabled | 39 (25.0%) | |
| Marital status: n (%) | Married | 63 (40.4%) |
| Separated/Divorced | 40 (25.6%) | |
| Widowed | 15 (9.6%) | |
| Never Married | 38 (24.4%) | |
| Insurance status: n (%) | Private/Medicare | 89 (57.1%) |
| VA benefits | 55 (35.3%) | |
| Medicaid/none | 12 (7.7%) | |
| Indication for warfarin: n (%) | Atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter | 62 (39.7%) |
| Post deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism | 62 (39.7%) | |
| Dilated cardiomyopathy/left ventricular thrombosis | 8 (5.1%) | |
| Stroke/transient ischemic attack | 6 (3.8%) | |
| Other | 18 (11.5%) | |
| Seen family MD in past year: n (%) | No | 25 (16.0%) |
| Yes | 131 (84.0%) | |
| Baseline medications: mean (SD) | 5.8 (4.0) | |
| Alcoholic drinks per week: n (%) | 0 drinks | 131 (84.0%) |
| 1–7 drinks | 16 (10.3%) | |
| More than 7 drinks | 9 (5.8%) | |
| Smoking status: n (%) | Never smoked | 58 (37.2%) |
| Past smoker | 73 (46.8%) | |
| Current smoker | 25 (16.0%) |