Table 1.
Patient and Physician Characteristics by Patient Race
| African American N (%) n = 49 | Caucasian N (%) n = 32 | p valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient | |||
| Current age | |||
| Mean in years (standard deviation) | 53.7 (10) | 56.5 (12.6) | 0.28 |
| ≥50 years | 31 (63.3) | 23 (71.9) | 0.42 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 22 (44.9) | 17 (53.1) | 0.46 |
| Time since diagnosis | |||
| More than 5 years | 30 (61.2) | 23 (71.8) | 0.32 |
| Receiving insulin | |||
| Yes | 28 (57.1) | 15 (48.4) | 0.44 |
| Have at least one complication | |||
| Yes | 21 (42.8) | 12 (37.5) | 0.63 |
| Employed or student | |||
| Yes | 20 (40.8) | 17 (53.1) | 0.27 |
| Married or live with partner | |||
| Yes | 18 (36.7) | 21 (65.6) | 0.01 |
| More than high school education | |||
| Yes | 17 (34.7) | 19 (59.4) | 0.03 |
| Have health insurance | |||
| Yes | 45 (91.8) | 32 (100) | 0.09 |
| Medicaid | |||
| Yes | 10 (21.2) | 0 (0) | 0.005a |
| Physician | |||
| Gender | |||
| Male | 22 (44.9) | 22 (68.8) | 0.035 |
| Race | |||
| African American | 11 (22.9) | 2 (6.5) | 0.057 |
| Caucasian | 27 (56.3) | 26 (83.9) | |
| Patient–physician race concordance | |||
| Yes | 11 (22.9) | 26 (83.8) | <0.0001 |
a
p values for continuous variables calculated by Student's t test with pooled (equal) variances unless otherwise indicated, and p values for categorical variables calculated by Chi-square test, unless indicated as Fisher's exact test.