Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants (n = 149)
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Mean (SD) age (years) | 64 (9) |
| Female, n (%) | 108 (72) |
| Black race, n (%) | 60 (40) |
| Hispanic ethnicity, n (%) | 112 (75) |
| Insurance, n (%) | |
| Medicare only | 17 (11) |
| Medicaid only | 46 (31) |
| Medicare and Medicaid | 78 (52) |
| Neither Medicare nor Medicaid | 8 (5) |
| Country of birth, n (%) | |
| United States (not including Puerto Rico) | 37 (25) |
| Puerto Rico | 18 (12) |
| Dominican Republic | 83 (56) |
| Other | 11 (7) |
| Preferred language, n (%) | |
| English | 51 (34) |
| Spanish | 98 (66) |
| Comorbidities, n (%) | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 85 (57) |
| Chronic kidney disease* | 43 (29) |
| Coronary artery disease | 22 (15) |
| Heart failure | 14 (9) |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 15 (10) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 8 (5) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 109 (73) |
| Number of antihypertensives prescribed, n (%) | |
| 1 | 22 (15) |
| 2 | 50 (34) |
| 3 | 52 (35) |
| 4 | 22 (15) |
| 5 | 3 (2) |
*
Defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <60 mL/min/1.73 m2