Table 1.
Means, Standard Errors, and Prevalence Percentages for Participant Characteristics
| Variable | Mean ± SE/ Prevalence (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 62.93 ± 1.20 |
| Years of formal education | 13.99 ± 0.20 |
| Time perspective | |
| Present-hedonistic | 3.16 ± 0.05 |
| Present-fatalistic | 2.63 ± 0.06 |
| Future | 3.67 ± 0.04 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 61.2% |
| Male | 38.8% |
| Racial/ethnic background | |
| White (non-Hispanic origin) | 55.1% |
| Black | 30.3% |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 4.5% |
| Other | 7.3% |
| Perception of disease severity | |
| Least of worries | 5.5% |
| A minor problem | 24.5% |
| A somewhat important problem | 8.6% |
| A serious problem | 61.4% |
| Perception of susceptibility to complications | |
| Hardly ever thought about | 16.4% |
| Sometimes thought about with no worry | 34.4% |
| Often thought about with worry | 31.9% |
| Worried about a lot | 17.2% |
| Medication adherence | |
| Completely nonadherent | 3.7% |
| Slightly adherent | 1.9% |
| Adherent on average | 9.8% |
| Mostly adherent | 24.7% |
| Completely adherent | 59.9% |