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. 2013 Sep 4;29(1):59–67. doi: 10.1007/s11606-013-2582-2

Table 1.

Patient Characteristics by Study Arm

Characteristic All (N = 486) Carve-In (n = 214) Carve-Out (n = 272) P value
Age, mean (SD) 54.8 (11.0) 54.5 (11.4) 55.0 (10.8) 0.62
Female, % 60.9 59.4 62.1 0.53
African American, % 21.0 12.6 27.6 < 0.001
Limited Literacy, % 31.9 28.5 34.6 0.16
Education, % 0.83
 Less than HS 24.9 25.7 24.3
 HS Grad/GED 33.9 35.5 32.7
 Some College 27.8 26.2 29.0
 College grad 13.4 12.6 14.0
Income, % 0.20
 < $10,000 27.9 31.4 25.1
 $10,000–$14,999 27.5 24.6 29.7
 $15,000–$24,999 16.6 14.0 18.6
 > $25,000 28.1 30.0 26.6
Work status, % 0.68
 Full-time 28.1 26.3 29.5
 Part-time 12.2 13.1 11.4
 Not working 59.7 60.6 59.1
Years with Diabetes, % 0.04
 Less than 1 4.5 5.1 4.1
 1–4 29.7 24.8 33.6
 5–9 27.8 25.7 29.5
 10 or more 37.9 44.4 32.8
Living situation 0.21
 Own home 52.1 56.5 48.5
 Rent 36.4 32.7 39.3
 Live with relative/friend 11.5 10.8 12.1
Number of chronic conditions, mean (SD) 3.3 (1.5) 3.3 (1.5) 3.3 (1.4) 0.70
Lubben Social Network Scale, % isolated 22.9 22.9 22.9 0.99