Table 2.
Baseline demographics of study population
| Diabetic education group, n=384 Mean/SD or % | No diabetic education group, n=1,536 Mean/SD or % | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female, % | 52.8 | 47.9 | 0.095 |
| Age at study start, years | 56.8±14.1 | 59.4±14.3 | 0.0017 |
| Insurance, % | |||
| Commercial | 50.9 | 54.4 | 0.351 |
| Medicare | 38.0 | 37.8 | |
| Medicaid | 5.9 | 5.0 | |
| Self-pay | 5.01 | 2.9 | |
| Race, % | |||
| Caucasian (includes Hispanics) | 89.06 | 84.70 | 0.292 |
| Black | 0.78 | 1.11 | |
| Asian | 1.56 | 2.34 | |
| Pacific Islander/Native American | 1.56 | 2.60 | |
| Other | 7.03 | 9.24 | |
| Heart failure, % | 14.1 | 14.9 | 0.676 |
| Pulmonary disease, % | 45.1 | 38.6 | 0.021 |
| Myocardial infarction, % | 6.77 | 10.80 | 0.018 |
| Renal disease, % | 15.61 | 12.17 | 0.071 |
| Charlson comorbidity index | 4.60±2.91 | 4.50±2.56 | 0.461 |
| History of diabetes, % | |||
| <1 years | 1.82 | 2.80 | <0.0001 |
| 1–4 years | 52.08 | 37.24 | |
| 5–9 years | 20.83 | 27.02 | |
| ≥10 years | 25.26 | 32.94 | |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.