Table 1.
Sample Characteristics (n = 588)
| Variable | Summary value* |
|---|---|
| Mean age (SD), y | 62.4 (11.0) |
| Age group, % | |
| <60 years | 36.0 |
| 60–69 years | 36.6 |
| ≥ 70 years | 27.4 |
| Female sex, % | 59.9 |
| Race†, % | |
| Black | 31.2 |
| White | 63.8 |
| Other | 5.0 |
| Hispanic, % | 21.6 |
| Limited English proficiency, % | 11.4 |
| Living below poverty level‡, % | 26.2 |
| Married§, % | 41.1 |
| Health insurance, % | |
| Medicare | 16.7 |
| Medicaid | 12.1 |
| Private | 24.7 |
| Medicare and private | 29.6 |
| Medicare and Medicaid | 16.9 |
| Care setting, % | |
| Academic | 69.0 |
| Federally qualified health center | 31.0 |
| Employment status, % | |
| Working for pay | 30.3 |
| Not working (retired/unemployed) | 69.7 |
| Health literacy, % | |
| Low | 23.0 |
| Marginal | 23.6 |
| Adequate | 53.4 |
| Low health activation, % | 48.1 |
| Number of chronic conditions, % | |
| 1 | 22.6 |
| 2 | 16.5 |
| ≥ 3 | 60.9 |
| Heart disease, % | 23.4 |
| Pulmonary disease, % | 21.1 |
| Diabetes (type 1 or 2), % | 47.0 |
| Hypertension, % | 64.8 |
| Organ transplant recipient, % | 20.1 |
| Self-reported overall health, % | |
| Excellent | 8.0 |
| Very good | 29.4 |
| Good | 41.0 |
| Fair | 17.9 |
| Poor | 3.7 |
†Missing data for 22 participants
‡Missing data for 3 participants
§Missing data for 53 participants