Table 1.
Demographic and Baseline Participant Characteristics by Randomized Study Arm and Total
| Characteristic | Study arms |
Total (N=941) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telephone/Print (n=443) | Print only (n=498) |
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| Age (years, mean ± s.d.) | 56.7 ± 11.3 | 56.0 ± 12.0 | 56.3 ± 11.7 |
| Female gender, % (n) | 64.8 (287) | 62.7 (312) | 63.7 (599) |
| Ethnicity/Race, % (n) | |||
| Latino | 66.1 (293) | 69.1 (344) | 67.7 (637) |
| Black (non-Latino) | 29.8 (132) | 26.3 (131) | 28.0 (263) |
| White (non-Latino) | 0.9 (4) | 1.0 (5) | 1.0 (9) |
| All other | 3.2 (14) | 3.6 (18) | 3.4 (32) |
| Foreign borna % (n) | 69.5 (308) | 69.9 (348) | 69.7 (656) |
| Spanish preferred, % (n) | 55.1 (244) | 56.4 (281) | 55.8 (525) |
| Marital status (%) | |||
| Married/Cohabitating | 35.2 (156) | 38.0 (189) | 36.7 (345) |
| Widowed | 11.5 (51) | 8.4 (42) | 9.9 (93) |
| Separated/Divorced | 24.4 (108) | 21.7 (108) | 23.0 (216) |
| Never married/Single | 28.9 (128) | 31.9 (159) | 30.5 (287) |
| Working status, % (n) | |||
| Works full time | 14.1 (62) | 18.4 (91) | 16.3 (153) |
| Works part time | 10.7 (47) | 6.1 (30) | 8.2 (77) |
| Unemployed | 22.7 (100) | 26.8 (133) | 24.9 (233) |
| Retired | 19.1 (84) | 13.9 (69) | 16.3 (153) |
| Disabled | 26.5 (117) | 30.0 (149) | 28.4 (266) |
| Other | 7.0 (31) | 4.8 (24) | 5.9 (55) |
| Household income, % (n) | |||
| <$20,000 | 78.0 (287) | 75.4 (316) | 76.6 (603) |
| $20-29,000 | 12.2 (45) | 11.0 (46) | 11.6 (91) |
| $30-39,000 | 4.6 (17) | 5.7 (24) | 5.2 (41) |
| $40-49,000 | 3.0 (11) | 4.5 (19) | 3.8 (30) |
| $50,000 + | 2.2 (8) | 3.3 (14) | 2.8 (22) |
| Education, % (n) | |||
| 8th Grade or less | 31.2 (138) | 31.4 (156) | 31.3 (294) |
| 9th–11th Grade | 19.0 (84) | 20.9 (104) | 20.0 (188) |
| Completed H.S. or GED | 26.0 (115) | 25.0 (124) | 25.4 (239) |
| Some college or beyond | 23.9 (106) | 22.7 (113) | 23.3 (219) |
| Any health care coverage, % (n) |
89.8 (387) | 91.6 (447) | 90.8 (834) |
| Reports diabetes education program, % (n) |
11.5 (51) | 16.1 (80) | 13.9 (131) |
| Years since diabetes diagnosis, (%) |
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| ≤5 | 33.6 (149) | 33.3 (166) | 33.5 (315) |
| 6-10 | 21.4 (95) | 21.7 (108) | 21.6 (203) |
| >10 | 44.9 (199) | 45.0 (224) | 45.0 (423) |
| HbA1c (mean ± s.d.) | 9.3 ± 2.1 | 9.1 ± 2.0 | 9.2 ± 2.0 |
| BMI (kg/m2, mean ± s.d.) | 32.3 ± 7.8 | 32.0 ± 7.5 | 32.1 ± 7.6 |
Note: Table 1 has been adapted with permission from reference 17, H.S., high school; GED, high school equivalency
a
Foreign born does not include those born in Puerto Rico.