Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the focus group sample (N=13)

Variable	N(%) or mean (SD)
Age (years)	52.8 (9.46)
Gender
Female	10 (79.60%)
Male	3 (20.40%)
Education years	11.92 (1.66)
Race
Caucasian	1 (7.70%)
African-American	12 (92.30%)
Marital status
Single, never married	4 (.31%)
Married	1 (.08%)
Separated/Divorced/Don’t know	6 (.46%)
Widowed	2 (.15%)
Working status
Full-time	1 (.08%)
Part-time	1 (.08%)
Unemployed but expected to work	1 (.08%)
Unemployed but disabled	9 (.69%)
Other	1 (.08%)
Age of onset of bipolar disorder	28.77 (12.90)
Number of antihypertensives prescribed	1.77 (0.58)