Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Participants in the Miami Healthy Heart Initiativea.
| Characteristic | Participant Groupa | |
|---|---|---|
| EUC (n = 150) |
CHW (n = 150) |
|
| Age, mean (SD), y | 55.2 (6.1) | 55.3 (7.1) |
| Male | 67 (44.7) | 68 (45.3) |
| Uninsured | 122 (81.3) | 122 (81.3) |
| BMI, mean (SD) | 32.3 (7.9) | 32.2 (6.9) |
| Income level ≤$1000/mob | 62 (47.3) | 55 (42.3) |
| Educational attainment <12 y | 64 (42.7) | 61 (40.7) |
| US citizen | 71 (47.3) | 69 (46.0) |
| Active smoker | 24 (16.0) | 21 (14.0) |
| Duration of type 2 diabetes, mean (SD), y | 11.2 (8.4) | 11.7 (8.2) |
| Comorbidity score, mean (SD)c | 3.55(2.2) | 3.43 (2.4) |
| Depressiond | 103 (68.7) | 109 (72.7) |
| Low acculturatione | 76 (50.7) | 67 (44.7) |
| Inadequate health literacyf | 21 (14.0) | 24 (16.0) |
| SBP, mean (SD), mm Hg | 135 (20) | 131 (18)g |
| LDLC level, mean (SD), mg/dL | 107 (40) | 102 (40) |
| HbA1c level, mean (SD), % | 9.3 (1.9) | 9.3 (2.1) |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); CHW, community health worker; EUC, enhanced usual care; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; LDLC, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
SI conversion factors: To convert Hb A1c to a proportion of total hemoglobin, multiply by 0.01; LDLC to millimoles per liter, multiply by 0.0259.
Data are presented as number (percentage) of patients unless otherwise indicated. No statistically significant differences were found in the distribution of sociodemographic characteristics or LDLC and HbA1c levels between groups.
Thirty-nine participants (19 in the EUC and 20 in the CHW groups) declined to answer.
Measure described by Charlson et al.
Measure described by Prince et al.
Measure described by Marin et al.
Measure described by Lee et al.
P = .052 for the differences in baseline SBP between groups.