Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of individuals with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes in low-income community clinics (N=489).

	Insulin Initiation	OAA Initiation	p-value
N	18%(n=88)	82% (n=401)	-
Sex
Male	52.3% (n=46)	42.7% (n=171)	0.1
Female	47.7% (n=42)	57.3% (n=230)
Race/Ethnicity
AAB/non-Hispanic Black	35.2% (n=31)	17.5% (n=70)	0.001
Caucasian/Other	10.2% (n=9)	14.2% (n=58)
Hispanic	54.6% (n=48)	68.3% (n=273)
Age (years) (SD)	47.1 (±10.3)	48.6 (±11.2)	0.273
Comorbidities
Hypertension	69.3% (n=61)	59.9% (n=240)	0.98
Hyperlipidemia	78.4% (n=69)	76.6% (n=307)	0.709
Diabetes Sequelae	11.2% (n=10)	8.9% (n=36)	0.265
Coronary artery disease	4.5% (n=4)	4.7% (n=19)
Congestive heart failure	4.5% (n=4)	1.5% (n=6)
Chronic kidney disease	1.1% (n=1)	0.7% (n=3)
Cerebral vascular attack	1.1% (n=1)	2.0% (n=8)

^AOAs: Oral Hypoglycemic Agents;

^BAA: African American;

^CED: Emergency Department