Table 1.
Participants demographic characteristics (n = 96).a
| Characteristics | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age, years | Mean | 73.22 |
| Range | 36–90 | |
| <60 | 6 (6.3) | |
| 60–74 | 43 (44.8) | |
| 75+ | 47 (49.0) | |
| Gender | Male | 13 (13.5) |
| Female | 83 (86.5) | |
| Ethnicity | Filipino | 88 (91.7) |
| Japanese | 3 (3.1) | |
| Chinese | 2 (2.1) | |
| Micronesian | 2 (2.1) | |
| Native Hawaiian | 1 (1.0) | |
| Education | Less than high school graduate | 54 (56.3) |
| High school graduate | 13 (13.5) | |
| Some college/vocational school | 10 (10.4) | |
| Greater than college graduate | 19 (19.8) | |
| Marital status | Married | 42 (43.8) |
| Divorced | 3 (3.1) | |
| Widowed | 48 (50.0) | |
| Other | 3 (3.1) | |
| Household size | Mean | 3.34 |
| Range | 1–14 | |
| Alone | 19 (19.8) | |
| Two | 28 (29.2) | |
| Greater than two people | 49 (51.0) | |
| Have English limitation | 64 (66.7) | |
| Chronic conditions | Type 2 diabetes mellitus | 96 (100.0) |
| High cholesterol | 61 (63.5) | |
| Heart disease | 7 (7.3) | |
| Hypertension | 71 (74.0) | |
| Stroke | 9 (9.4) | |
| Arthritis | 50 (52.1) | |
| Osteoporosis | 10 (10.4) | |
| Cancer | 6 (6.3) | |
| Health insurance | None | 11 (11.5) |
| Medicare | 40 (41.7) | |
| Medicaid | 31 (32.3) | |
| Private insurance | 12 (12.5) | |
| Other | 20 (20.8) | |
a
Participants without Type 2 diabetes mellitus were excluded from this analysis.