Table 1.
Patient Characteristics (%1) N = 473
| Sociodemographic Characteristics | Charlson Comorbidity Index | ||
| Female | 63 | 0 | 18 |
| Age, yrs (Mean [SD]) | 73.7 (5.9) | 1 | 24 |
| African-American | 80 | 2 | 24 |
| Education | ≥3 | 34 | |
| < High School | 29 | Cardiovascular Risk Factors | |
| High School graduate | 27 | Hypertension | 89 |
| > High School | 44 | Hyperlipidemia | 52 |
| Income | Smoking | ||
| < $10,000 | 23 | Current | 8 |
| $10,001-$25,000 | 25 | Former | 37 |
| $25,001-$50,000 | 24 | None | 55 |
| >$50,000 | 12 | Alcohol abuse | 7 |
| Did not know/Refused | 16 | Prior Cardiovascular Events | |
| Marital Status | Myocardial Infarction | 12 | |
| Married or Living as if Married | 44 | Heart Failure | 18 |
| Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 52 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 17 |
| Single (Never married) | 4 | Body Mass Index (Mean [SD]) | 30.1 (6.4) |
| Could use more help with daily tasks | 33 | Health Status/Functional Status | |
| Clinical Characteristics | General health perception | ||
| Type 2 diabetes | 99.8 | Excellent/Very good | 19 |
| Duration of diabetes, yrs (Mean [SD]) | 13.2 (10.4) | Good | 37 |
| Diabetic Complications | Fair/Poor | 44 | |
| Nephropathy | 19 | Katz Index of ADLs2 | |
| Creatinine > 4.0 mg/dL | 3 | ||
| Neuropathy | 22 | 0 | 77 |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 19 | 1 | 15 |
| Retinopathy | 14 | ≥ 2 | 8 |
| Any of the above | 46 | SF-12 (Mean [SD]) | |
| Uses Insulin | 36 | Physical | 37.5 (6.4) |
| Number of doses of insulin per day | Mental | 49.9 (6.8) | |
| 1 | 25 | Life Expectancy3 | |
| 2 | 70 | ≤ 5 years | 26 |
| ≥ 3 | 5 | 6-10 years | 32 |
| Frequency of Home Blood Glucose Monitoring | 11-15 years | 21 | |
| 2x per day or more | 40 | > 15 years | 21 |
| 1x per day | 31 | ||
| < 1x per day | 29 |
1
Percentage totals may differ from 100% due to rounding.
2
ADLs = Activities of daily living
3
Life expectancy was estimated by patients in the patient interview.