Table 3 Demographic and descriptive characteristics of participants
Overall | HL | “Usual care” | |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 122 | N = 59 | N = 63 | |
Categorical Variables n (%) | |||
Sex | |||
Female, n (%) | 99(81.8) | 48(48.5) | 51(51.5) |
Male, n (%) | 21(17.4) | 11(52.4) | 10(47.6) |
Prefer not to answer, n (%) | 1(0.8) | 0(0) | 1(100) |
Living with spouse/Partner | |||
Yes, n (%) | 48(40.0) | 21(43.7) | 27(56.3) |
No, n (%) | 72(60.0) | 38(52.7) | 34(47.2) |
Education | |||
Less than Bachelor's, n (%) | 43(35.8) | 23(53.5) | 20(46.5) |
Bachelor's, n (%) | 32(26.7) | 17(53.1) | 15(46.9) |
Graduate/Professional, n (%) | 45(37.5) | 19(42.2) | 26(57.8) |
Race | |||
African American, n (%) | 54(45.0) | 29 (49.2) | 25(41.0) |
White, n (%) | 58(48.3) | 26(44.1) | 32(52.5) |
Other, n (%) | 8(6.7) | 4(6.8) | 4(6.6) |
Prefer not to answer, n (%) | 2(1.6) | 0(0) | 2(3.2) |
Income group | |||
$0—$20,000, n (%) | 22(18.4) | 12(54.5) | 10(45.5) |
$21,000—$50,000, n (%) | 40(33.6) | 19(47.5) | 21(52.5) |
$51,000—$100,000, n (%) | 41(34.5) | 24(58.5) | 17(41.5) |
Greater than $100,000, n (%) | 16(13.5) | 3(18.75) | 13(81.25) |
Number of participants with chronic conditions/diseases: | |||
Chest pain | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Slow heartbeat | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Fast heartbeat/palpitations | 14 | 6 | 8 |
High blood pressure | 65 | 30 | 35 |
Swelling in legs | 17 | 11 | 6 |
Cold hands/feet | 30 | 12 | 18 |
Heart murmurs | 14 | 10 | 4 |
Heart attack | 4 | 4 | 0 |
History of rheumatic fever | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Diabetes | 17 | 9 | 8 |
Continuous Items: Mean (SD) | |||
Age, mean (SD) | 71.0(9.0) | 72.7(9.0) | 69.4(8.8) |
Number of medications, mean (SD) | 5.0(3.0) | 5.2(2.9) | 4.8(3.1) |
Baseline Priority Health Related Goals by Category [Q91,94,97], # of mentions | |||
Exercise/Activity | 75 | 34 | 41 |
Diet/Weight | 88 | 45 | 43 |
Health – Physical | 69 | 31 | 38 |
Health – Mental | 22 | 10 | 12 |
Sleep | 15 | 8 | 7 |
Medication | 6 | 2 | 4 |