Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics.
| Variable | Value | ||
| Sex (n=21), n (%) | |||
| Female | 16 (76) | ||
| Male | 5 (24) | ||
| Age in years (n=18), mean (SD); range | 50.4 (11.0); 36-74 | ||
| Ethnicity (n=21), n (%) | |||
| Hispanic | 21 (100) | ||
| Employed (n=17), n (%) | |||
| Full time | 8 (47) | ||
| Part time | 5 (29) | ||
| Retired | 1 (6) | ||
| Unemployed | 3 (18) | ||
| Annual household income (US $; n=17), n (%) | |||
| <40,000 per year | 14 (82) | ||
| >40,000 per year | 3 (18) | ||
| Years with T2DMa (n=18), mean (SD); range | 7.4 (5.2); 1-16 | ||
| Self-reported hemoglobin A1c (n=13), mean (SD); range | 7.42 (1.8); 5.4-11.9 | ||
| Body mass index, mean (SD); range | 33.6 (6.2); 22.9-44.8 | ||
| T2DM treatment (n=18), n (%) | |||
| Medication, insulin | 3 (16) | ||
| Medication, oral | 14 (78) | ||
| Diet/exercise | 10 (56) | ||
| Type of T2DM care received (n=18), n (%) | |||
| Primary care provider | 15 (83) | ||
| Specialist | 7 (39) | ||
| Has attended a T2DM education class (n=18), n (%) | |||
| Yes | 13 (72) | ||
| No | 5 (28) | ||
aT2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus.