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Table 2 Patient characteristics

From: Self-management support for chronic disease in primary care: frequency of patient self-management problems and patient reported priorities, and alignment with ultimate behavior goal selection

 

n = 446 Mean (SD) or % (n)

Age (years)

55.4 (12.6)

Gender (% female)

58.5% (261)

Race (%)

 American Indiana or Alaskan Native

0.2% (1)

 Asian

6.7% (30)

 Black or African American

3.8% (17)

 Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander

1.3% (6)

 White

40.1% (179)

 Hispanic

42.6% (190)

 Multi-ethnic background

3.6% (16)

Education

 Less than High School

21.1% (94)

 High School or GED

31.6% (141)

 Some College

25.8% (115)

 College or Higher

18.6% (83)

BMI

33.9 (8.1)

Number of Chronic Conditions

 One

21.5% (96)

 Two

31.6% (141)

 Three or more

46.9% (209)

Chronic Conditions

 Diabetes

67.5% (301)

 Pre-diabetes

18.2% (81)

 Hypertension

58.5% (261)

 Hypercholesterolemia

55.8% (249)

 Asthma

13.9% (62)

 COPD or emphysema

6.5% (29)

 Cardiovascular disease

10.3% (46)

 Other chronic condition

16.8% (75)

  1. Note: A small portion of the sample did not report on race (1.6%) and education level (2.9%)