Table 1.
Characteristics of adult participants with type 2 diabetes and hypertension on oral medications from a primary care clinic of an urban, academic medical center (N = 60).
| Characteristic | |
|---|---|
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 60.8 (6.3) |
| Female, n (%) | 39 (65.0) |
| Race, n (%) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 35 (58.3) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 19 (31.7) |
| Hispanic | 4 (6.7) |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 2 (3.3) |
| Marital status, n (%) | |
| Married, coupled | 31 (51.7) |
| Divorced, separated, widowed | 18 (30.0) |
| Single | 11 (18.3) |
| Education, n (%) | |
| High school degree or less | 10 (16.7) |
| Some college, associate degree, or technical program | 24 (40.0) |
| College degree or more | 26 (43.3) |
| Annual income, n (%) | |
| ⩽US$50,000 | 24 (40.0) |
| US$50,000–100,000 | 17 (28.3) |
| >US$100,000 | 17 (28.3) |
| Missing | 2 (3.3) |
| HTN duration (years), mean (SD) | 10.3 (8.4) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg), mean (SD) | 133.9 (17.0) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) median (IQR) | 130.5 (122.0–144.5) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) mean (SD) | 74.7 (12.0) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) median (IQR) | 75.5 (70.0–81.5) |
| Number hypertension medications, mean (SD) | 2.2 (1.0) |
| 100% adherence to hypertension medications in last 7 days, n (%) | 46 (77) |
| Diabetes duration (years), mean (SD) | 4.1 (2.5) |
| Hemoglobin A1c (%), mean (SD) | 7.0 (1.2) |
| Hemoglobin A1c (%), median (IQR) | 6.6 (6.3–7.3) |
| Number diabetes medications, mean (SD) | 1.2 (0.5) |
| 100% adherence to diabetes medications in last 7 days, n (%) | 44 (73) |
SD: standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range; HTN: hypertension.