Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of the 63 Randomized Physicians and 182 Patients

	Intervention (%)	Control (%)	P Value
Physician characteristics	n=31	n=32
Male	13 (42)	11 (34)	.6
Spanish-speaking	14 (45)	17 (53)	.5
Attending (vs resident) physician	11 (35)	10 (31)	.7
Patient characteristics	n=95	n=87
Male	42 (44)	29 (33)	.1
Age, years (mean, SD)	62.3 (11.3)	63.4 (9.5)	.5
Ethnicity
Caucasian	7 (7)	10 (12)	.7
African-American	18 (19)	18 (21)
Hispanic	55 (58)	42 (48)
Asian	14 (15)	15 (17)
Other	1 (1)	2 (2)
Spanish-speaking	45 (48)	32 (39)	.2
Language Discordant*	17 (18)	13 (15)	.6
<3 years with primary care provider	41 (45)	58 (69)	<.001
Marginal HL	20 (21)	27 (31)	.1
Inadequate HL	75 (79)	60 (69)
HbA1c (mean, SD)	8.70 (1.72)	8.54 (1.62)	.6

^*Language discordant was defined as interactions where an interpreter was used or would have been preferred by the physician, based on physician report in the questionnaire.

HL, health literacy; HbA1c, gylcosylated haemoglobin.