Table 1. Demographics of participants and non-participants.
| Characteristics | Participants(n = 22) | Non-participants(n = 15) | P value | |
| Gender (Male, % ) | 50 | 40 | 0.16 | |
| Age (Years, mean/SD) | 57.1 (7.6) | 57.9 (7.5) | 0.48 | |
| Highest Education (%) | High school, GED or less | 9.1 | 12.5 | 0.69 |
| Some college, incl. technical | 40.9 | 42.5 | ||
| College graduate | 50.0 | 45.0 | ||
| Ethnicity (White/Non-Hispanic %) | 59.1 | 65.0 | 0.39 | |
| Annual Family Income (%) | <$60,000 | 45.4 | 38.5 | 0.41 |
| $60,000–85,000 | 13.6 | 20.5 | ||
| >$85,000 | 40.9 | 41.0 | ||
| Years of Diabetes (mean/SD) | 6.55 (3.95) | 7.22 (4.19) | 0.27 | |
| Baseline Hemoglobin A1c (mean/SD) | 7.91 (0.58) | 8.01 (0.56) | 0.23 | |
| Rating of Conventional Healthcare for diabetes* | Perceived Effectiveness + (mean/SD) | 1.82 (0.85)+ | 1.81 (0.91)+? | 0.98 |
| Moderately/very satisfied with care (%) | 90.9 | 81.2? | 0.38 | |
| Rating of Naturopathic Healthcare for diabetes* | Perceived Effectiveness + (mean/SD) | 2.24 (SD 0.95)+ | 2.86 (0.95)+? | 0.07 |
| Moderately/very satisfied with care (%) | 95.2 | 57.4? | 0.01 | |
*
at 6-month follow-up,
+
0 to 5 scale: 5 = most effective,
?
n = 14 for perceived effectiveness/satisfaction items.