Table 1.

Sample characteristics (N = 213)

Variable	%	Mean(SD)
Age, yrs (range = 30–95)		68.6 (12.3)
<55	13.6
55–64	20.2
65–74	32.4
75+	33.8
Female	76.1
Ethnicity
African American	81.7
Caucasian	15.5
Other	2.8
Unemployed	85.0
High school or less	61.5
Living alone	60.6
Health insurance┼	97.2
Private Plan	35.7
Medicare	62.4
Medicaid	10.4
Military healthcare	3.3
Other	12.7
SBP, mm Hg (range = 86–211)		135.2 (22.2)
DBP, mm Hg (range = 39–115)		75.2 (12.2)
BP controlǂ	61.0
BMI, kg/m2 (range = 11–58)		30.6 (7.9)
Normal (<25)	20.7
Overweight (25 – <30)	31.0
Obese (30+)	48.4
Family history of HBP	70.0
Years of HBP (range <1–65)		14.2 (12.6)
Comorbidity§ (range 0–6)		1.1 (1.2)
0	42.7
1	33.2
2	11.4
3+	12.8

^┼Adds more than 100% due to multiple responses allowed.

^ǂDefined as BP <140/90 mm Hg (<130/80 mm Hg for patients with diabetes).

^§Included myocardial infarction, diabetes, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure/damage, and angina.