Table I.
Demographic Characteristics of 213 Participants Who Completed 6 Months of Telemonitoring and Case Management
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| Mean, y | 63.3 (Range 32–91) |
| ≤49 | 25 (12) |
| 50–64 | 100 (47) |
| ≥65 | 88 (41) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 118 (55) |
| Female | 95 (45) |
| Race | |
| White, non‐Hispanic | 181 (85) |
| White, Hispanic | 1 (<1) |
| African American | 19 (9) |
| Asian | 3 (1) |
| Native American | 1 (<1) |
| Pacific Islander | 0 (0) |
| More than 1 race | 3 (1) |
| Other race | 2 (<1) |
| Refused to answer | 3 (1.4) |
| Educationa | |
| High school diploma or less | 33 (16) |
| Some college/2‐y degree | 67 (32) |
| 4‐y college degree or higher | 108 (52) |
| Marital statusa | |
| Married/living together | 150 (72) |
| Divorce/separated/ widowed/single | 58 (28) |
| Work statusa | |
| Full time | 79 (38) |
| Part time | 27 (13) |
| Retired | 83 (40) |
| Unemployed | 19 (9) |
| Income (household, per year), $b | |
| <30,000 | 31 (18) |
| 30,000–49,999 | 25 (14) |
| 50,000–99,999 | 66 (37) |
| >100,000 | 55 (31) |
| Used a home blood pressure monitor in the past year | |
| Yes | 110 (52) |
| No | 103 (48) |
| Taking hypertension medications at baseline | |
| No | 47 (22) |
| Yes | 166 (78) |
| Yes: 1 drug | 60 (28) |
| Yes: 2 drug | 54 (25) |
| Yes: 3 drug | 34 (16) |
| Yes: 4 drug | 13 (6) |
| Yes: 5 drug | 2 (>1) |
| Yes: 6 drug | 3 (1) |
aMissing data on 5 participants. bMissing data on 36 participants.