Table 1. Social, Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients.
| Patient Characteristics | Females (n=1,870) |
Males (n=1,563) |
Total (n=3,433) |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Age | |||
| Mean (SD) | 65.6 (9.7) | 64.8 (9.0) | 65.2 (9.4) |
| Median (range) | 62.6 (50-100) | 62.4 (51-97) | 62.5 (50-100) |
| Aged 75 and older | 335 (18%) | 222 (14%) | 557 (16%) |
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| BMI | |||
| Mean (SD) | 29.3 (6.8) | 29.3 (5.3) | 29.3 (6.2) |
| Median (range) | 28.2 (14-60) | 28.7 (16-55) | 28.4 (14-60) |
| % Missing | 26% | 30% | 28% |
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| Hispanic | |||
| Hispanic | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| Not Hispanic | 34% | 28% | 31% |
| Unknown | 53% | 60% | 57% |
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| Race | |||
| White | 61% | 57% | 59% |
| Other | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Unknown | 37% | 40% | 38% |
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| Marital Status | |||
| Partnered | 57% | 69% | 62% |
| Solo | 35% | 31% | 29% |
| Unknown | 9% | 9% | 9% |
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| Occupation | |||
| Private Company | 26% | 30% | 28% |
| Self Employed | 6% | 4% | 5% |
| Government | 5% | 13% | 9% |
| Retired | 29% | 33% | 31% |
| Not working for pay | 14% | 9% | 12% |
| Unknown | 20% | 11% | 16% |
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| Smoking History | |||
| Current smoker | 12% | 17% | 14% |
| Former Smoker | 20% | 31% | 25% |
| Never smoked | 63% | 46% | 55% |
| Not noted | 5% | 6% | 6% |
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| Alcohol Use | |||
| Current | 36% | 49% | 42% |
| Former | 4% | 11% | 7% |
| Never | 51% | 32% | 42% |
| Unknown | 9% | 8% | 9% |
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Health Care Visits in last 2 years - Median (range) |
11 (1-236) | 10 (1-407) | 10 (1-407) |
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Comorbid Conditions1 Median (Range) |
2 (0-8) | 2 (0-8) | 2 (0-8) |
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| Length of Contact with Clinic Median (25%, 75%) |
9.6 (4.2, 19.3) | 10.3 (3.5, 20.4) | 9.9 (4.0-19.8) |
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Comordid condition types surveyed: asthma, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, digestive disease, diabetes, hypertension, low back pain.