Table 4.
Demographic Variables and Blood Pressure for Entire Sample (N=127) at Baseline and 6 Months a
| Variable | Percentage (No.) b |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 97.6 (124) |
| Female | 2.4 (3) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Non‐Hispanic Caucasian | 92.9 (118) |
| Minority | 4.7 (6) |
| Declined to answer | 2.4 (3) |
| Education, y | |
| ≤12 | 43.3 (55) |
| >12 | 54.3 (69) |
| Missing | 2.4 (3) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 61.4 (78) |
| Not married | 35.4 (45) |
| Missing | 3.2 (4) |
| Insurance coverage | |
| Medicare | 31.5 (40) |
| Private and other | 41.7 (53) |
| Medicaid | 3.9 (5) |
| Free and none/self‐pay | 21.3 (27) |
| Missing | 1.6 (2) |
| Annual income, $ | |
| <25,000 | 34.6 (44) |
| ≥25,000 | 58.3 (74) |
| Missing | 7.1 (9) |
| Smoking status | |
| Current | 15.0 (19) |
| Former smoker | 42.5 (54) |
| Never smoker | 40.9 (52) |
| Missing | 1.6 (2) |
| Alcohol intake | |
| No alcohol intake | 44.9 (57) |
| Any alcohol intake | 53.5 (68) |
| Missing | 1.6 (2) |
| Age, y | |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 64.6 (10.8) |
| Min–max | 27–94 |
| No. of antihypertensive medications (baseline n=112)[Link] | |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 2.3 (1.1) |
| Min–max | 1–6 |
| No. of antihypertensive medications (6 months n=122)[Link] | |
| Mean (standard deviation) | 2.5 (1.1) |
| Min–max | 1–6 |
| Medication change (n=123) | |
| Increase | 52.0 (66) |
| Decrease | 11.0 (14) |
| Other change | 15.0 (19) |
| No change | 22.1 (28) |
| Diabetic | 42.5 (54) |
| Quit smoking (n=22) | |
| Yes | 9.1 (2) |
| No | 63.6 (14) |
| Missing | 27.3 (6) |
aThere were no missing data unless otherwise listed. bUnless otherwise indicated. cNumber of patients taking antihypertensive agents at baseline and 6 months.