Table 1 Characteristics of study population

Age (%)

< 65

49.8

46.7

92.5

91.6

<0.0001

≥ 65

50.2

53.3

7.5

8.4

Gender (%)

Female

53.2

54.2

62.7

62.5

<0.0001

Male

46.8

45.9

37.3

37.5

Race (%)

Black

35.0

36.6

50.8

59.7

<0.0001

White

65.0

63.4

49.3

40.3

Urban Group (%)

Urban

37.3

69.9

39.3

69.0

<0.0001

Mixed

21.1

11.0

19.4

10.0

Rural

41.6

19.1

41.3

21.0

Education (%)

< High school

17.4

12.4

22.4

20.1

<0.0001

High school grad

28.8

25.7

41.8

33.9

Some college

22.9

27.3

25.4

28.4

College grad and above

30.9

34.6

10.5

17.6

Income (%)

<$25,000

31.4

26.5

59.7

53.2

<0.0001

$25,000 to $50,000

32.0

31.1

21.4

24.0

>$50,000

24.6

30.3

3.5

9.6

Refused

12.0

12.2

15.4

13.3

Medication Adherence^∞ (%)

Non-Adherent

31.8

34.5

39.3

41.5

<0.0001

Adherent

68.2

65.5

60.7

58.5

Tobacco Use (%)

Current

15.5

13.5

27.6

29.6

<0.0001

Never

46.1

45.2

45.7

38.9

Past

38.4

41.3

26.6

31.5

Current Alcohol (%)

No

56.0

50.53

59.7

56.7

<0.0001

Yes

44.0

49.5

40.3

43.3

Body Mass Index (%)

≤25 kg/m²

21.5

23.1

23.2

18.7

<0.0001

25 to 29.9 kg/m²

36.2

37.5

30.3

32.0

≥30 kg/m²

42.3

39.5

46.5

49.4

Frequency of Exercise (%)

1 to 3 times per week

33.8

35.6

27.0

37.9

0.0198

4 or more per week

30.8

29.4

38.8

28.6

None

35.4

35.0

34.2

33.4