Table 1:
Demographics of Hyperlipidemia Study Participants at the University of California San Diego Student-Run Free Clinic Project From August 2006–November 2010*
| Patient Characteristic | n (%) or Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
| Age, years; mean (SD) | 50.3 (9.4) |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Female | 50 (52.1) |
| Male | 46 (47.9) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |
| Hispanic | 52 (54.2) |
| Caucasian | 33 (34.4) |
| Asian | 4 (4.2) |
| Black | 3 (3.1) |
| Other | 4 (4.2) |
| Site, n (%) | |
| Downtown | 43 (44.8) |
| Mountain View | 30 (31.3) |
| Pacific Beach | 23 (24.0) |
| Risk category, n (%) | |
| Very high risk | 5 (5.2) |
| High risk | 68 (70.8) |
| Moderate risk | 18 (18.8) |
| Low risk | 5 (5.2) |
| DM2 comorbidity, n (%) | |
| HL and DM2 | 72 (75.0) |
| HL only | 24 (25.0) |
| Housing status, n (%) | |
| Housed | 83 (86.5) |
| Homeless | 13 (13.5) |
| Primary language, n (%) | |
| English | 51 (53.1) |
| Spanish | 45 (46.9) |
| Statin use, n (%) | |
| Yes | 83 (86.5) |
| No | 13 (13.5) |
*
n=96
HL—Hyperlipidemia
DM2—Diabetes mellitus, type 2