Table 1.
Characteristics of participants (N = 22).
| Item | Median | Mean (or %) | SD | Min. | Max. |
| Years in practice | 20.0 | 20.6 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 38.0 |
| Type of practice | -- | Group = 68.2% | -- | -- | -- |
| Solo = 31.8% | |||||
| Academic = 4.5% | |||||
| Location of practice | -- | Urban = 85.7% | -- | -- | -- |
| Suburban = 9.5% | |||||
| Rural = 4.8% | |||||
| Percentage of patients in practice with diabetes | 10.0 | 13.3 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 40.0 |
| Percentage of patients with diabetes having complex treatment or self care needs | 25.0 | 33.7 | 29.2 | 3.0 | 100.0 |
| Percentage of patients with diabetes referred to the FEDC by PCP | 12.5 | 24.1 | 25.1 | 0* | 80.0 |
*PCP's patient referred directly to FEDC through hospital admission rather than PCP request