Table 2 Patient Characteristics
Variable | Value |
|---|---|
Study patients, n | 9,840 |
Age*, years (± SD) | 62.2 (± 13.8) |
Women, n (%) | 5,495 (55.8) |
Ethnicity | Â |
   White, n (%) | 5,742 (58.3) |
   Black, n (%) | 1,610 (16.4) |
   Hispanic, n (%) | 1,564 (15.9) |
   Other, n (%) | 924 (9.4) |
English is the primary language, n (%) | 8,036 (81.7) |
Health insurance** | Â |
   Private, n (%) | 3,332 (33.9) |
   Medicaid, n (%) | 1,613 (16.4) |
   Medicare, n (%) | 4,755 (48.3) |
   None, n (%) | 140 (1.4) |
Number of study encounters, n (± SD) | 10.1 (± 8.7) |
Median income by zip code, $ in tens of thousands (± SD) | 49.8 (± 19.9) |
Office systolic blood pressure***, mm Hg (± SD) | 131.3 (± 18.6) |
Office diastolic blood pressure***, mm Hg (± SD) | 75.7 (± 7.2) |