Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants (n=600)
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| White | 100 (17) |
| Mexican-American | 318 (53) |
| African-American | 182 (30) |
| Female | 303 (51) |
| Age | |
| 65+ years | 113 (19) |
| 35–64 years | 460 (77) |
| 18–34 years | 27 (5) |
| Education | |
| Less than high school degree | 237 (40) |
| English proficient | 448 (75) |
| Health Care Payment | |
| Private insurance | 21 (4) |
| Medicare (± Medicaid) | 191 (32) |
| Medicaid only | 107 (18) |
| Uninsured | 281 (47) |
| Duration of relationship with primary provider | |
| 3 + years | 185 (31) |
| 1–2 years | 169 (28) |
| <1 year | 246 (41) |
| Health status | |
| Excellent/very good/good (vs fair/poor) | 299 (50) |
| No depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 score ≤9) | 390 (65) |
| Number of co-morbidities* | |
| None | 31 (5) |
| 1–2 | 332 (55) |
| 3–4 | 225 (38) |
| 5–6 | 12 (2) |
| Clinic location | |
| Chicago | 312 (52) |
| San Francisco | 288 (48) |
*
Self-reported co-morbidities include heart attack, stroke, cancer (other than skin cancer), high blood pressure, arthritis, and high cholesterol.