Table 2 Participant demographics (N = 89)
Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
Age – Mean (SD) | 54.6 (13.8) |
Ethnicity | |
Hispanic/Latino | 8 (9) |
Not Hispanic/Latino | 80 (90) |
Race | |
White | 24 (27) |
Black | 60 (68) |
Other | 4 (5) |
Sex | |
Male | 40 (45) |
Female | 49 (55) |
HbA1c % – mean (SD) | 10.2 (3.3) |
Body Mass Index – kg/m2 (SD) | 34.8 (10.3) |
Hospital admits in past 12 months – mean (SD) | 2.3(4.1) |
ED visits in past 12 months – mean (SD) | 2.8(4.3) |
Doctor visits in past 12 months – mean (SD) | 11.2(4.3) |
Education | |
Less than high school | 4 (5) |
High school graduate | 68 (76) |
College degree | 4 (5) |
Post-grad degree | 13 (15) |
Income | |
<$10,000 | 15 (21) |
$10,000-$24,999 | 22 (31) |
$25,000-$49,999 | 19 (27) |
$50,000-$99,999 | 7 (10) |
>=$100,000 | 8 (11) |
Years since diabetes diagnosis | |
< 1 year | 2 (2) |
1–5 years | 12 (13) |
> 5 years | 74 (83) |
Type of diabetes | |
Type 1 Diabetes | 4 (5) |
Type 2 Diabetes | 82 (92) |
Unknown | 3 (3) |
Health status, assessed with the question: “In general, would you say your health is…” – mean (SD) (range 1–5: 1 = excellent, 2 = very good, 3 = good, 4 = fair, 5 = poor) | 3.6 (0.9) |