. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 1.

Published in final edited form as: Prim Care Diabetes. 2014 Jul 22;9(2):127–134. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2014.06.003

Table 1.

Sample characteristics (n=301).

Variable	Mean ± SD or percent

Age	66.7 ± 9.8
Male	97.0
Caucasian	92.8
Married or cohabitating	68.0
At least some college education	53.0
Employed	18.0
Yearly household income
< $15,000	26.3
$15,000 – $29,000	24.6
$30,000 – $54,000	28.9
> $55,000	20.3
Participated with an informal caregiver ^a	39.2
Number of comorbid conditions ^b
0 – 3	30.6
4 – 6	46.5
7 or more	22.9
Hypertension diagnosis	85.7

Notes:

. From outside patient’s home.

. Based on presence of self-reported hypertension, cardiovascular disease, hyperlipidemia, cancer, stroke, arthritis, chronic lung disease, migraine, asthma, and low back pain.