Variable

N = number

Mean and Standard Deviation

Gender

Male

7 (24%)

Female

22 (76%)

Race

White

26 (90%)

Native American or Alaskan Native

2 (6.8%

Spanish Ethnicity

1 (3.4%)

Age

M = 69.8 ( SD ± 8.3)

Education

Completed High School

N = 16 (55%)

Completed College

N = 13 (45%)

Marital Status

Married

N = 19 (65.5%)

Single/divorced

N = 6 (20.7%)

Widow/Widower

N = 4 (13.8%)

Diagnosis

Hypertension

N = 24

Years since diagnosis

M = 22 (SD ± 10.3)

Diabetes Mellitus

N = 9

Years Since Diagnosis

M = 16 (SD ± 10.6)

COPD

N = 4

Years Since Diagnosis

M = 10 (SD ± 13.49)

Number of medications per day

M = 4.97 (SD ± 2.54)

Average annual physician visits

M 3.07 (SD ± 2.14)

Time since last visit

1 - 3 months

Health Rating

M = 3.13 (SD ± 0.63)

Very Good

N = 6 (8%)

Good

N = 14 (55%)

Fair

N = 3 (13.8%)

Physiologic Data

Blood Pressure

SBP

M = 133 (±14.3)

DBP

M = 75 (±8.9)

Oxygen Saturation

M = 96.6 (±2.11)

HgbA1C (n = 7)

M = 7.0 (±0.59)

BMI

M = 30.35 (±8.32)

Shortness of Breath (n = 12)

M = 2.75 (±0.45)