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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of survey respondents extracted from medical records of all 217 respondents

From: Outcome preferences of older people with multiple chronic conditions and hypertension: a cross-sectional survey using best-worst scaling

Mean age (SD) [range]

74.5 (8.4) [60,97]

Females (%)

49.8

Race (%)

 Asian

1.8

 Black/African American

3.7

 White

84.8

 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

0

 Native American

0

 Multiple

0.5

 Other

5.1

 Unknown

4.1

Ethnicity (%)

 Hispanic

7.8

 Non-hispanic

91.2

 Unknown

0.9

Medical history (%)

 Hypertension

100

 Hyperlipidemia

81.1

 Diabetes mellitus type 2

41.0

 Chronic kidney disease

49.8

 Mild cognitive impairment

12.4

 Stroke

3.2

 Myocardial infarction

12.0

 Congestive heart failure

15.7

 Depression

32.3

Mean Total Quan Score (SD) [range]

6.1 (2.7) [3, 16]

Antihypertensives (%)

76.5

Antihyperglycemics (%)

24.4

Lipid lowering medications (%)

55.8

Smoking status (%)

 Current

6.0

 Former

47.0

 Never

47.0

Mean BMI (SD)

29.4 (6.2)

  1. Chronic kidney disease was defined as stage 3 or higher, excluding end-stage renal disease. Diagnoses are listed in Additional file 2