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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Sep 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Board Fam Med. 2008 Mar–Apr;21(2):118–127. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2008.02.070117

Table 3.

Participant socio-demographic and health status information

Clinician Participants

N % N %
Gender Years in practice
   Female 10 83%    Five years or less 4 33%
   Male 2 17%    Up to ten years 4 33%
Clinician Specialty    Up to fifteen years 2 17%
   MD 8 67%    More than 15 years 2 17%
   Non-MD (PA, NP) 4 33% Years at health center
Race/Ethnicity    Five years or less 8 66%
   African American 3 25%    Up to ten years 0 0%
   Asian 1 8%    Up to fifteen years 2 17%
   White 8 67%    More than 15 years 2 17%
Total 12 100%

Patient Participants

N % N %

Age group Employed
   18–29 6 12%    Yes 16 33%
   30–39 6 12%    No 17 35%
   40–49 13 27%    Not reported 16 33%
   50–59 10 20% Body Mass Index
   60–69 9 18%    18.5–<25 (Normal) 3 6%
   70+ 4 8%    25–<30 (Overweight) 11 22%
   Not reported 1 2%    30+ (Obese) 26 53%
Gender    Not reported 9 18%
   Female 35 71% Number of Comorbidities
   Male 14 29%    0 15 31%
Race/Ethnicity    1–2 15 31%
   African American 25 51%    3–4 12 24%
   White 18 37%    5–8 7 14%
Other 6 12% Common Comorbidities
Percent of patients achieving recommended
level of physical activity = 22.4%
  Diabetes 13 27%
  Hypertension 23 47%
  CHF 4 8%
Annual income Education
   < $12,000 13 27%    Less than 12 years 14 29%
   $12,000 – $20,000 10 20%    HS education 18 37%
   $21,000 – $39,000 5 10%    Some college 9 18%
   $40,000+ 4 8%    College Degree 7 14%
   Not reported 17 35%    Not reported 1 2%

Total 49* 100%
*

As noted in the text above, two patient participants did not provide survey data.