Table 1.
Patient characteristics
|
Character |
Characteristics |
Decision aid(N=53) |
Usual care(N=50) |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Discussion1 |
Diabetes medications |
27 (51) |
12 (24) |
| |
Statin |
26 (49) |
38 (76) |
| Sex |
Male |
37 (70) |
26 (52) |
| Age2: Mean (SD) |
|
57.9 (10.5) |
57.3 (11.4) |
| DM Duration |
<5 years |
24 (45) |
29 (58) |
| |
5+ years |
29 (55) |
21 (42) |
| Race1 |
White |
53 (100) |
36 (72) |
| |
Other |
0 (0) |
3 (6) |
| |
Unknown |
0 (0) |
11 (22) |
| Education2 |
HS or less |
22 (44) |
10 (22) |
| |
Some college |
19 (38) |
25 (54) |
| |
College + |
9 (18) |
11 (24) |
| Marital status3 |
Married |
38 (78) |
32 (68) |
| |
Divorced/Separated/Widowed |
7 (14) |
9 (19) |
| |
Never married |
4 (8) |
6 (13) |
| Income3 |
<40k |
14 (30) |
16 (37) |
| |
40k or more |
33 (70) |
27 (63) |
| Health score2 |
|
76.0 (16.1) |
74.0 (16.1) |
| BMI2 |
|
37.8 (8.1) |
34.7 (10.1) |
| HbA1c2,4 |
|
8.7 (1.6) |
8.0 (0.6) |
| |
7-8 |
13 (48) |
8 (67) |
| |
>8 |
14 (52) |
4 (33) |
| LDL2,5 |
|
103.2 (26.6) |
105.2 (41.5) |
| |
<100 |
12 (46) |
18 (47) |
| Blood pressure |
<130/80 |
30 (57) |
30 (60) |
| MI Risk2,5 | 21.0 (12.0) | 16.8 (12.4) |
Abbreviations: DM Diabetes Mellitus, HS High School, MI Myocardial Infarction.
1p<0.05.
2Mean (Standard Deviation).
3Missing values not presented.
4Diabetes Medication discussion patients only.
5Statin Medication discussion patients only.