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. 2020 May 26;22(5):e17968. doi: 10.2196/17968

Table 3.

Characteristics of phase II participant demographics and outcomes at baseline.

Variable Total Group P value


Control Intervention
Demographics

Age (years), mean (SD)a 62.9 (10.3) 63.2 (9.8) 62.5 (10.8) .49

Gender (female), n (%)b 88 (38.4) 49 (43.8) 39 (33.3) .11

Race, n (%)c


.70


American Indian 2 (0.9) 0 (0.0) 2 (1.7)


Asian 17 (7.4) 8 (7.1) 9 (7.7)


Black 33 (14.4) 14 (12.5) 19 (16.2)


Native Hawaiian 16 (7.0) 7 (6.3) 9 (7.7)


Unknown/unreported 18 (7.9) 8 (7.1) 10 (8.5)


White 143 (62.4) 75 (67.0) 68 (58.1)


Hispanic, n (%)b 24 (10.5) 10 (8.9) 14 (12.0) .45

Education, n (%)d


.22


Less than high school 1 (0.4) 1 (0.9) 0.0 (0.0)


High school graduate 27 (11.8) 15 (13.4) 12 (10.3)


Some college, no degree 74 (32.3) 35 (31.3) 39 (33.3)


Associate’s degree 41 (17.9) 24 (21.4) 17 (14.5)


Bachelor’s degree 46 (20.1) 20 (17.9) 26 (22.2)


Master’s degree 36 (15.7) 16 (14.3) 20 (17.1)


Professional degree 4 (1.7) 1 (0.9) 3 (2.6)

Weight (lbs), mean (SD)a 210 (47.1) 209 (50.1) 211 (44.2) .50

Height (inches), mean (SD)a 67.1 (4.0) 67.0 (3.8) 67.2 (4.2) .44

Duration of type 2 diabetes (years), mean (SD)a 9.8 (7.5) 10.0 (7.6) 9.6 (7.4) .69

Current smoker, n (%)b 15 (6.6) 8 (7.1) 7 (6.0) .72

Hospitalization, n (%)b 34 (14.8) 21 (18.8) 13 (11.1) .10

Emergency room visit, n (%)b 87 (38.0) 45 (40.2) 42 (35.9) .50

Surgeries, n (%)b 31 (13.5) 14 (12.5) 17 (14.5) .65

Work status, n (%)c


.02


Unemployed 136 (59.4) 77 (68.8) 59 (50.4)


Part-time 24 (10.5) 8 (7.1) 16 (13.7)


Full-time 69 (30.1) 27 (24.1) 42 (35.9)

Family history of cancer, n (%)b 137 (59.8) 72 (64.3) 65 (55.6) .18

Family history of heart disease, n (%)b 132 (57.6) 64 (57.1) 68 (58.1) .88

Family history of high Blood pressure, n (%)b 164 (71.6) 78 (69.6) 86 (73.5) .52

Family history of high cholesterol, n (%)b 111 (48.5) 55 (49.1) 56 (47.9) .85

Site=Madigan, n (%)b 113 (49.3) 51 (45.5) 62 (53.0) .26

PAMe, n (%)d


.13


Level 1 23 (10.0) 14 (12.5) 9 (7.7)


Level 2 34 (14.8) 19 (17.0) 15 (12.8)


Level 3 118 (51.5) 55 (49.1) 63 (53.8)


Level 4 54 (23.6) 24 (21.4) 30 (25.6)
Outcomes

PAM, mean (SD)a 63.2 (12.8) 62.8 (13.5) 63.6 (12.2) .56

Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities score, mean (SD)a 37.5 (14.0) 38.0 (14.3) 37.1 (13.8) .58

Glycated hemoglobin, mean (SD)a 7.5 (1.4) 7.6 (1.6) 7.5 (1.3) .95

BMI, mean (SD)a 32.7 (6.2) 32.6 (6.8) 32.8 (5.7) .77

Waist (inches), mean (SD)a 44.1 (5.9) 43.9 (6.4) 44.2 (5.4) .63

Diastolic BP (mm Hg), mean (SD)a 79.5 (9.6) 80.7 (9.4) 78.4 (9.7) .09

Systolic BP (mm Hg), mean (SD)a 133 (17.6) 134 (17.9) 131 (17.3) .25

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL), mean (SD)a 45.2 (13.6) 46.6 (15.4) 43.8 (11.3) .47

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL), mean (SD)a 88.9 (38.6) 97.1 (39.1) 80.9 (36.5) .001

aContinuous variables compared using Wilcoxon/Kruskal-Wallis test.

bBinary variables compared using chi-square test.

cNominal variables compared using Fisher exact test.

dOrdinal variables compared using Cochran-Armitage trend test.

ePAM: Patient Activation Measure.