Table I.
Study Participant Characteristics
| Participant Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Total | 404 (100) |
| Male sex | 353 (87) |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 68.2 (10.1) |
| Education | |
| <12 y | 26 (6) |
| 12th grade or GED | 142 (35) |
| College experience | 235 (58) |
| Health literacy | |
| 3rd grade | 3 (1) |
| 4th–6th grade | 9 (2) |
| 7th–8th grade | 70 (18) |
| ≥9th grade | 317 (80) |
| Schwartz health numeracy (No. correct) | |
| 0 | 46 (11) |
| 1 | 169 (42) |
| 2 | 136 (34) |
| 3 | 53 (13) |
| Race | |
| White | 387 (96) |
| Black or African American | 11 (3) |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 2 (<1) |
| Other | 4 (1) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Non‐Hispanic | 402 (99%) |
| Hispanic | 2 (<1%) |
| Income, $ | |
| <25,000 | 55 (14) |
| 25,000 to <75,000 | 209 (52) |
| ≥75,000 | 64 (16) |
| Prefer not to answer/don’t know | 73 (18) |
| Diastolic BP, mean (SD) | 72.5 (11.3) |
| Systolic BP, mean (SD) | 134.5 (15.6) |
| Patient activation measure, mean (SD) | |
| Range of scale (0–100) | 57.8 (13.5) |
| HELM score, mean (SD) | |
| Range of scale (0–14) | 8.7 (2.2) |
Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; HELM, hypertension evaluation of lifestyle and management, SD, standard deviation.