TABLE 1—
Characteristics of Patients Screened For Diabetes Compared With General Emergency Department (ED) Population: Northern Navajo Medical Center ED, Shiprock, NM, May–July 2017
| Characteristic | Unique Patients With A1c Screening (n = 924), Mean ±SD, Median (IQR), or No. (%) | All Unique ED Patients During Study Period (n = 6109), Mean ±SD or No. (%) | Absolute Difference (95% CI) |
| Age, y | 50.1 ±18.3 | 48.2 ±18.4 | 1.9 (0.6, 3.2) |
| A1c | 6.0 (5.6–7.6) | … | … |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 444 (48.1) | 2764 (45.2) | 2.9 (–0.6, 6.4) |
| Female | 480 (51.9) | 3345 (54.8) | 2.9 (–0.6, 6.4) |
| Designated primary care provider | |||
| Yes | 484 (52.4) | 2794 (45.7) | 6.7 (3.2, 10.2) |
| No | 440 (47.6) | 3315 (54.3) | 6.7 (3.2, 10.2) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 33.8 (27.0) | 34.5 (26.1) | 0.7 (–1.1, 2.5) |
| Acuity | |||
| High (ESI 1–3) | 703 (76.1) | 1934 (31.7) | 44.4 (41.4, 47.4) |
| Low (ESI 4–5) | 201 (21.8) | 3720 (65.8) | 44.0 (41.1, 46.9) |
| Unknown | 20 (2.2) | 455 (7.4) | 5.2 (4.0, 6.4) |
Note. A1c = hemoglobin A1c; BMI = body mass index (defined as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters); CI = confidence interval; ESI = emergency severity index; IQR = interquartile range.