Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Physicians and Type 2 Diabetes Patients
| Mean±SD | Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Physicians (n=19) | ||
| Age (years) | 48.2±9.3 | 34–63 |
| Years in medical practice | 20.8±10.1 | 7–38 |
| Practice with Type 2 diabetes (%) | 52.4±25.2 | 7.5–95 |
| Female (%) | 42.1 | |
| Nonhispanic white (%) | 79.0 | |
| Endocrinologist (%) | 73.7 | |
| Mean ± SD | Range | |
| Type 2 Diabetes Patients (n=34) | ||
| Haemoglobin A1c (%) | 8.0±1.7 | 5.2–12.6 |
| Haemoglobin A1c (mmol/mol) | 64±18.6 | 33–114 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 131.0±14.0 | 111–171 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 76.2±9.7 | 48–90 |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 33.8±8.1 | 24.0–62.3 |
| Age (years) | 59.8±7.3 | 43–70 |
| Diabetes duration (years) | 12.0±8.8 | 3–51 |
| Education (years) | 15.1±2.3 | 12–19 |
| Female (%) | 41.2 | |
| Nonhispanic white (%) | 82.4 | |
| Married (%) | 55.9 | |
| Diabetes treated by endocrinologist (%) | 58.8 | |
| Haemoglobin A1c levels <53 or >70 mmol/mol (<7.0 or >8.6% (%) | 29.4 |