Table 1.
Participant characteristics.
| N | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Participant demographics | ||
| Age, years (mean, range) | 55 [38–72] | |
| 18–39 | 1 | 6 |
| 40–54 | 8 | 44 |
| 55–64 | 6 | 33 |
| 65–74 | 3 | 17 |
| Female gender | 12 | 67 |
| Race | ||
| African-American | 18 | 100 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 7 | 39 |
| Married/living as married | 8 | 44 |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 3 | 17 |
| Education | ||
| Some high school or less | 4 | 22 |
| High school graduate | 3 | 17 |
| Some college | 8 | 44 |
| College graduate or higher | 3 | 17 |
| Employment | ||
| Employed | 6 | 33 |
| Unemployed | 8 | 44 |
| Retired | 4 | 22 |
| Insurance | ||
| Uninsured | 0 | 0 |
| Medicaid | 6 | 33 |
| Medicare | 0 | 0 |
| Medicare + Medicaid | 0 | 0 |
| Private insurance | 7 | 39 |
| Medicare + Private | 5 | 28 |
| Years of diabetes (mean, range) | 8 [0.75–22] | |
| <1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1–3 | 4 | 22 |
| 4–7 | 4 | 22 |
| 8–10 | 6 | 33 |
| >10 | 3 | 17 |
| Medication regimen | ||
| Oral hypoglycemic agents | 11 | 61 |
| Insulin | 5 | 28 |
| Oral hypoglycemics agents and insulin | 2 | 11 |
| Prior participant experience with cellular phone calling and text messaging | ||
| Years owning cell phone | ||
| 0–5 | 6 | 33 |
| 6–10 | 8 | 44 |
| >10 | 4 | 22 |
| Comfort level making/receiving calls | ||
| Very or somewhat comfortable | 17 | 94 |
| Not comfortable nor uncomfortable | 0 | 0 |
| Very or somewhat uncomfortable | 1 | 6 |
| Total calls made/received per day | ||
| <5 | 5 | 28 |
| 6–10 | 5 | 28 |
| 11–20 | 2 | 11 |
| >20 | 6 | 33 |
| Comfort level with texting | ||
| Very or somewhat comfortable | 10 | 56 |
| Not comfortable nor uncomfortable | 0 | 0 |
| Very or somewhat uncomfortable | 8 | 44 |
| Total texts sent/received per day | ||
| 0 | 6 | 33 |
| 1–5 | 5 | 28 |
| 6–10 | 2 | 11 |
| >10 | 5 | 28 |