TABLE 2.
Differences in Demographic Data Between Groups
| Variable | Inpatient DSME Only (n = 35) |
Inpatient DSME Plus Homecare (n = 100) |
Usual Care (Control) (n = 45) |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (n [%]) | 0.858a | |||
| Female | 24 (68.6) | 69 (69) | 29 (64.4) | |
| Male | 11 (31.4) | 31 (31) | 16 (35.6) | |
| Age (years) (mean [SD]) | 65.85 (4.9) | 69.89 (6.9) | 68.65 (6.3) | 0.003b,c |
| Race (n [%]) | 0.853a | |||
| Black | 30 (85.7) | 83 (83) | 35 (77.8) | |
| White | 4 (11.4) | 14 (14) | 9 (20) | |
| Other | 1 (2.9) | 3 (3) | 1 (2.2) | |
| Discharge medication (n [%]) | 0.035a,d | |||
| Insulin only | 17 (48.6) | 52 (52) | 28 (62.2) | |
| OHA only | 13 (37.1) | 24 (24) | 7 (15.6) | |
| OHA with insulin | 4 (11.4) | 24 (24) | 7 (15.6) | |
| None | 1 (2.9) | 0 (0) | 3 (6.7) | |
| BMI (mg/k2) (mean [SD]) | 36.62 (5.7) | 38.01 (6.8) | 37.45 (6.4) | 0.375b |
| Type of admission (n [%]) | 0.004a,e | |||
| Diabetes related | 8 (22.9) | 26 (26) | 7 (15.6) | |
| Cardiac | 8 (22.9) | 20 (20) | 7 (15.6) | |
| Infectious | 5 (14.3) | 12 (12) | 2 (4.4) | |
| CHF | 1 (2.9) | 14 (14) | 0 (0) | |
| COPD | 3 (8.6) | 8 (8) | 4 (8.9) | |
| Other | 10 (28.6) | 20 (20) | 25 (55.6) | |
| LOS (days) (mean [SD]) | 3.37 (3.2) | 5.23 (4.7) | 4.81 (5.0) | 0.016b,c |
Note. DSME = diabetes self-management education; OHA = oral hypoglycemic agent; BMI = body mass index; CHF = congestive heart failure; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; LOS = length of stay.
a
Chi-square.
b
Kruskal-Wallis.
c
Statistically significant at p < 0.05.
d
Not significant at the adjusted alpha = 0.004.
e
Not significant at the adjusted alpha = 0.003.