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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Patient Educ Couns. 2014 Oct 22;98(1):34–40. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.10.002

Table 1.

Sample demographic characteristics (n=615)

% or Mean ± standard deviation

Age 61.3 ± 10.9
  18-34 years 1.6
 35-44 years 5.2
 45-64 years 53.6
 65+ years 39.6
Gender
 Women 38.4
   Men 61.6
Race/Ethnicity
  Non-Hispanic Black 64.9
   Non-Hispanic Whites 33.0
   Hispanic/Other 2.1
Marital Status
   Married 49.7
   Not Married 50.3
Educational level
  Less than high school graduate 13.0
  High school graduate 28.2
  College education 47.1
   More than college 11.7
Employment status
  Employed 34.7
   Not employed 65.3
Annual income level
  <$20,000 41.6
  $20,000-$49,000 38.9
  $50,000-$74,999 10.1
  $75,000+ 9.4
Subjective Social Status
   1st quartile 13.85
   2nd quartile 32.50
   3rd quartile 19.89
   4th quartile 33.75
Systolic Blood Pressure 129.7 ± 16.6
Blood Pressure Control (<140/80)
  Controlled 58.9
  Not Controlled 41.1
LDL 96.9 ± 66.7
Lipid Control (LDL<100)
  Controlled 62.8
  Not Controlled 37.2
HbA1c % (mmol/mol) 7.9 ± 1.8 (63 ± 19.7)
Glycemic Control (HbA1c<8% or 64 mmol/mol)
  Controlled 57.9
  Not Controlled 42.1