Table 2.

Patient Characteristics From Primary Care Clinics

Patient Characteristics (N=14 799)a	% of Patients
Age, y
18–24	6.9
25–34	12.9
35–44	12.8
45–54	13.7
55–64	16.0
65–74	16.3
≥75	21.5
Sex
Female	76.8
Male	23.2
Race
White non‐Hispanic	17.6
Black non‐Hispanic	72.4
Hispanic or Latino	4.1
Other	5.0
Refused	0.9
Insurance status
Private	44.1
Medicaid and/or Medicare	51.0
None or unknown	5.0
Weight status (BMI)
Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2)	2.1
Normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2)	27.6
Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2)	28.4
Obese (≥30 kg/m2)	41.9
BP status, mm Hg
Systolic BP <140 and diastolic BP <90	66.8
Systolic BP ≥140 or diastolic BP ≥90	33.2

BMI indicates body mass index; and BP, blood pressure.

^aPatient data were abstracted from clinical visits recorded in the electronic health record between June 1, 2014 and May 31, 2015.