Table 2.
Participant Characteristics in Frequency (Percent) or Mean (Standard Deviation)
| Study Phase | I | II | III | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size | 45 | 16 | 81 | 44 |
| Residents of Starr County | 30 (66.7) | 12 (75.0) | 40 (49.4) | 44 (100) |
| Female | 32 (71.1) | 12 (75.0) | 53 (65.4) | 33 (75.0) |
| Age in years | 52.1 (11.4) | 54.4 (10.1) | 54.3 (13.2) | 55.9 (12.7) |
| Married | 34 (75.6) | 8 (50.0) | 59 (72.8) | 30 (68.2) |
| Years education | 11.4 (2.8) | 10.9 (3.7) | 11.7 (4.0) | 7.7 (4.5) |
| Employed full time | 22 (73.3) | 7 (43.8) | 33 (40.7) | 12 (27.3) |
| Preferred speaking Spanish | 9 (20.0) | 10 (62.5) | 24 (29.6) | 35 (79.5) |
| Acculturation | 3.0 (1.3) | |||
| Time since DM diagnosis in years | 7.2 (6.4) | 10.3 (8.7) | 8.5 (7.3) | 11.3 (10.8) |
| Taking diabetes pills | 33 (65.9) | 9 (56.2) | 56 (69.1) | 31 (70.5) |
| Taking insulin (alone or with pills) | 8 (17.8) | 4 (25.0) | 21 (26.3) | 10 (22.7) |
| Have concurrent medical condition | 29 (64.4) | 12 (75.0) | 61 (75.3) | 39 (88.6) |
| Total number symptoms reported | 12.3 (9.3) | 18.4 (7.5) |