Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Variable | Frequency (n=812) |
|---|---|
| Male | 354 (44%) |
| Female | 458 (56%) |
| Age in years | |
| < 29 | 38 (5%) |
| 30–49 | 180 (22%) |
| 50–69 | 393 (48%) |
| 70–89 | 199 (25%) |
| > 90 | 2 (0.2%) |
| Race | |
| White | 520 (64%) |
| Black or African American | 228 (28%) |
| Asian | 26 (3%) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 2 (0.2%) |
| More than one race/Other | 13 (2%) |
| Declined to answer/Unknown | 23 (3%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 304 (37%) |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 (4%) |
| Not Hispanic | 14 (2%) |
| Declined to answer/Unknown | 463 (57%) |
| Education level | |
| Did not complete high school | 33 (4%) |
| High school graduate/GED | 107 (13%) |
| Attended some college/university | 179 (22%) |
| College/university graduate | 230 (28%) |
| Obtained advanced degree (post-college/university) | 259 (32%) |
| Declined to answer/Unknown | 4 (0.5%) |
| Most common conditions in active patients | |
| Hypertension | 347 (43%) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 221 (27%) |
| Coronary artery disease | 85 (10%) |
| Gastroesophageal reflux disease | 85 (10%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 80 (10%) |
| Breast cancer | 78 (10%) |
| Crohn’s disease | 60 (7%) |
| Obstructive sleep apnea | 57 (7%) |
| Osteoarthritis | 52 (6%) |
| Osteopenia | 52 (6%) |
| Prostate Cancer | 50 (6%) |
| Anemia | 48 (6%) |
| Asthma | 47 (6%) |
| Hepatitis C | 45 (6%) |