TABLE 2.
Characteristics of study participants admitted at Duke Heart Center (n = 520).
| Missing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | ||
| Age, median (IQR) | 66 (19) | |
| Male | 318 (61.15) | |
| White | 336 (64.62) | |
| Married | 276 (53.08) | |
| Lives alone | 139 (27.15) | 8 (1.54) |
| Socioeconomic characteristics | ||
| H.S. or less education | 198 (38.45) | 5 (0.96) |
| Employment status | 6 (1.15) | |
| Currently employed | 104 (20.23) | |
| Not employed | 138 (26.85) | |
| Retired | 272 (52.92) | |
| Health insurance | 7 (1.35) | |
| No insurance | 10 (1.95) | |
| Medicaid only | 27 (5.26) | |
| Medicare | 333 (64.91) | |
| Other source(s) | 143 (27.88) | |
| Psychosocial characteristics, mean (SD) | ||
| Health literacy (0-3) | 2.26 (0.72) | 3 (0.58) |
| Health self-efficacy (0-4) | 3.23 (0.74) | 3 (0.58) |
| Social support (0-20) | 16.55 (4.00) | 9 (1.73) |
| Life stressors (0-12) | 3.07 (2.07) | 13 (2.50) |
| CES-D symptoms (0-24) | 7.60 (4.51) | 16 (3.08) |
| Health-related behaviors | ||
| Smoking history | 10 (1.92) | |
| Never smoked | 208 (40.78) | |
| Past smoker | 249 (48.82) | |
| Current smoker | 53 (10.39) | |
| Alcohol consumption | 5 (0.96) | |
| Never drinks | 316 (61.36) | |
| Moderate consumption | 192 (37.28) | |
| Heavy consumption | 7 (1.36) | |
| Nonadherence to medication | 105 (20.92) | 18 (3.46) |
Note: Values reported as number (percentages) unless noted otherwise. ADL, activities of daily living; CES-D, Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale; IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation.