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. 2021 Dec 10;5(12):e30762. doi: 10.2196/30762

Table 1.

Demographics, health-related behaviors, and medical history of 19 study participants.

Demographic Value
Age (years), mean (SD) 70 (7)
Race or ethnicity, n (%)

White, non-Hispanic 13 (68)

Black 0 (0)

Asian 3 (16)

Hispanic 2 (11)

Other 1 (5)
Highest degree earned, n (%)

High school diploma 2 (11)

Associate degree 1 (5)

Bachelor’s degree 5 (26)

Master’s degree 8 (42)

Doctorate or professional 3 (16)
Ability to pay for basic living expenses, n (%)

Not hard at all 14 (74)

Somewhat hard 4 (21)

Very hard 0 (0)

Prefer not to answer 1 (5)
Social and health-related behaviors, n (%)

Physical activitya


Inactive 3 (16)


Insufficiently active 3 (16)


Sufficiently active 13 (68)

Ever smoked at least 100 cigarettes 11 (58)

Current smoking 0 (0)

Positive screen for alcohol useb 4 (21)

Social connection or isolation scorec


Most isolated 7 (37)


Very isolated 1 (5)


Somewhat isolated 8 (42)


Not isolated 3 (16)
Self-reported medical history

Comorbidities, n (%)


Hypertension 10 (53)


Coronary artery disease 5 (26)


Angina 2 (11)


Congestive heart failure 1 (5)


Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 0 (0)


Diabetes 2 (11)


Stroke or intracerebral hemorrhage 2 (11)


Parkinson disease or multiple sclerosis 0 (0)


Visual impairment 6 (32)


Prostatitis 9 (47)

Number of comorbidities, mean (SD) 2 (1.5)
Revised Patients’ Attitudes Toward Deprescribing score, mean (SD)

Burden subscore 2.7 (1.0)

Appropriateness subscore 2.7 (0.8)

Willingness to stop medications subscore 2.2 (0.8)

Involvement in medications subscore 4.2 (0.5)

aPhysical activity was calculated in minutes per week engaged in moderate to strenuous activity and was categorized as inactive (0 min/week), insufficiently active (1–149 min/week), and sufficiently active (150+ min/week).

bAlcohol use was tabulated as a composite value integrating alcohol consumption frequency (How often do you have a drink?) and density (How many standard drinks on a typical day? How often do you have ≥6 drinks on one occasion?), and a score of ≥4 indicated a positive screening.

cSocial isolation was assessed as a composite value integrating not interacting with others, not attending social gatherings (church, meetings, or clubs), and not being married. The values could then be interpreted as follows: most isolated (0 to 1 point), very isolated (2 points), somewhat isolated (3 points), and not isolated (4 points).