Table 4.
Qualitative Interview Patient Characteristics
| Patient characteristics | Total sample N = 23 |
|---|---|
| Mean (range, SD*) | |
| Patient age | 63.1 (34–89, 13.6) |
| N (%) | |
| Gender | |
| Female | 17 (73.9) |
| Male | 6 (26.1) |
| Interview format | |
| In-person | 17 (73.9) |
| Telephone | 6 (26.1) |
| Medication | |
| ACE† inhibitor | 7 (30.4) |
| ARB‡ | 1 (4.3) |
| Phenytoin | 3 (13) |
| Statin | 10 (43.5) |
| Thyroid | 2 (8.7) |
| Highest education | |
| Some high school | 1 (4.3) |
| High school graduate or GED§ | 10 (43.3) |
| Some college or associates degree | 8 (34.7) |
| Bachelors degree | 4 (17.4) |
| Lab test completion status | |
| No-show | 16 (70) |
| Show | 7 (30) |
*SD, standard deviation; †ACE, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme; ‡ARB, Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers; §GED, General Education Diploma