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Table 3 Participant characteristics

From: Patients’ experiences managing cardiovascular disease and risk factors in prison

Key characteristics

(n = 26)

Mean age, years (range)

43 (23–61)

Male, n (%)

17 (65)

Never Married, n (%)

13 (50)

Less than high school education, n (%)

6 (23)

Race/ethnicity, n (%)

 Black

16 (61)

 White

8 (31)

 Hispanic

2 (8)

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors (CVD-RF)a

 Hypertension

16

 Hyperlipidemia

14

 Diabetes Mellitus

13

 CVD

2

 Obesity (BMI >30)

18

 Mean Number of CVD-RF (range)

2.4 (1–5)

Incarceration History

 Mean length of most recent incarceration, days (range)

858 (77–3666)

 Time to enrollment from release, days (range)

76 (3–181)

Health Care Parameters

n (%)

Had a routine medical provider prior to incarceration

21 (81)

Saw medical provider in prison

25 (96)

Prescribed medication in prison

25 (96)

New Diagnoses in Prison

 Any chronic condition

18 (69)

 Hypertension

8 (31)

 Diabetes Mellitus

5 (19)

Medium or High Health Literacyb

17 (71)

  1. aThese numbers represent the number of participants with these conditions. Seventeen participants had more than one CVD-RF. bOnly 24 participants completed the health literacy survey