From: Patients’ experiences managing cardiovascular disease and risk factors in prison
Key characteristics | (n = 26) |
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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) |