Table 5 Health Characteristics of Survey Participants
Characteristics | N = 300 |
|---|---|
Self-assessed current health status, N (%) | |
 Excellent | 69 (23.0%) |
 Very good | 113 (37.7%) |
 Good | 79 (26.3%) |
 Fair | 31 (10.3%) |
 Poor | 8 (2.7%) |
Chronic comorbiditiesa, N (%) | |
 Anxiety / depression | 84 (28.0%) |
 Cancer | 19 (6.3%) |
 Cerebrovascular disease (e.g., stroke) | 8 (2.7%) |
 Congestive heart failure | 4 (1.3%) |
 Chronic kidney disease | 4 (1.3%) |
 Diabetes (types I or II) | 33 (11.0%) |
 Hypertension (high blood pressure) | 70 (23.3%) |
 Hyperlipidemia | 29 (9.7%) |
 Inflammatory bowel disease or other chronic bowel disease | 13 (4.3%) |
 Ischemic heart disease (e.g., angina, myocardial infarction) | 3 (1.0%) |
 Liver disease (e.g., chronic hepatitis) | 5 (1.7%) |
 Lung disease (e.g., asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) | 13 (4.3%) |
 Rheumatoid arthritis | 20 (6.7%) |
 Obesity | 46 (15.3%) |
 Other auto-immune diseases (e.g., psoriasis, thyroid disease, lupus) | 18 (6.0%) |
 Other conditions | 29 (9.7%) |
 No chronic health conditions | 111 (37.0%) |
Family member/close friend diagnosed with a life-threatening illnessa, N (%) | |
 Diagnosed with solid tumor (e.g., breast, lung, or prostate cancer) | 98 (32.7%) |
 Diagnosed with blood cancer (e.g., leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma) | 31 (10.3%) |
 Diagnosed with other life-threatening condition (e.g., heart attack, stroke) | 66 (22.0%) |
 No family member/close friend diagnosed with a life-threatening illness | 154 (51.3%) |