Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of participants (N=371)

Characteristic	N (%)
Age (≥60 years)	183 (49)
Female sex	213 (57)
White race	147 (40)
Married/living with partner	217 (59)
Education ≤ high school	96 (26)
No health insurance	57 (15)
Current/Past Smoker	160 (44)
Depression (as classified by INTERHEART study)	66 (18)
Eat outside the home ≥2 times/week	159 (43)
Eat fast food ≥2 times/week	51 (14)
Blood pressure ≥120/80 mmHg	293 (81)
Blood pressure ≥140/90 mmHg	167 (46)
Total cholesterol ≥200 mg/dL	149 (41)
Total cholesterol ≥240 mg/dL	50 (14)
Have history of high blood pressure and/or currently taking medication for high blood pressure	224 (61)
Have history of abnormal cholesterol and/or currently taking medication for abnormal cholesterol	241 (65)