Table 1.

Demographics of the Sample (n = 123)

	Patient	Spouse
Marital status
Married	67%
Living together	33%
Average relationship length (years)	18.14 (13.91)
Gender
Male	55%	44%
Female	45%	56%
Age (years); mean (SD)	54 (9.90)	54 (10.59)
Race
White	58%	55%
Black	36%	37%
Multiple races	6%	8%
Education
Less than high school	4%	6%
High school graduate	31%	32%
Some college	15%	19%
2-year college graduate	27%	15%
4-year college graduate	12%	18%
Postgraduate	11%	11%
Years since diagnosis, mean (SD)	1.55 (1.41)
Average HbA1C, mean (SD)	6.99 (1.71)
Medication regimen
Oral medication	68%
Insulin	7%
Combined regimen	15%
No medication	11%