Table 2. Description of study participants.
| Participant Characteristics | No. of Participants a (n = 211) |
Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| Not elderly (≤ 64) | 44 | 21.1 |
| Young old (65–75) | 101 | 48.3 |
| Medium or Oldest old (≥ 76) | 64 | 30.6 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 48 | 22.7 |
| Female | 163 | 77.3 |
| Education | ||
| ≤ Middle School | 7 | 3.3 |
| High school or graduate | 88 | 42.1 |
| Some college | 65 | 31.1 |
| ≥ college graduate | 49 | 23.4 |
| Race | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 111 | 52.6 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 89 | 42.2 |
| Othersb | 11 | 5.2 |
| Income | ||
| Low (< $29,531) | 94 | 51.4 |
| Lower middle ($29,531–$44,297) | 34 | 18.6 |
| Middle ($44,294–$88,594) | 46 | 25.1 |
| High (≥ $88,594) | 9 | 4.9 |
| Living status | ||
| Alone | 89 | 42.6 |
| With Spouse | 77 | 36.8 |
| Othersc | 43 | 20.6 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 79 | 37.4 |
| Divorced/Separated | 48 | 22.7 |
| Widowed | 69 | 32.7 |
| Never married | 15 | 7.1 |
| Comorbidity class | ||
| 0 | 82 | 38.9 |
| 1 | 62 | 29.4 |
| 2 | 67 | 31.8 |
| Disease duration (hypertension) Mean (SD) | 211 | 11.6 (8.5) |
Notes:
aFor some variables, the total is less than 211 due to missing values.
bOthers include Asian, Indian, Pacific islanders, or Alaskan natives.
cOthers include living with other family members (daughter or son, sister or brother, mother, grandson or pets) or companion.
SD: standard deviation.