Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of study population.
| Characteristic | Usual care (n=112) | Intervention (n=109) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 54.5 (9.6) | 56.0 (9.3) | |
| Diabetes duration (years), mean (SD) | 12.3 (7.9) | 13.1 (7.7) | |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |||
| Latino or Hispanic | 36 (32.1) | 37 (33.9) | |
| African-American | 76 (67.9) | 72 (66.1) | |
| Gender, n (%) | |||
| Male | 35 (31.2) | 32 (29.4) | |
| Female | 77 (68.7) | 77 (70.6) | |
| Language preference, n (%) | |||
| English | 97 (86.6) | 87 (79.8) | |
| Spanish | 15 (13.4) | 22 (20.2) | |
| Income (US $), n (%) | |||
| Less than 10,000 | 38 (33.9) | 36 (33.0) | |
| 10,000-19,999 | 19 (17.0) | 26 (23.8) | |
| 20,000-29,999 | 12 (10.7) | 16 (14.7) | |
| 30,000-39,999 | 7 (6.2) | 10 (9.2) | |
| 40,000-49,999 | 12 (10.7) | 0 (0) | |
| 50,000-59,999 | 6 (5.4) | 8 (7.3) | |
| 60,000-69,999 | 2 (1.8) | 3 (2.8) | |
| 70,000 or more | 14 (12.5) | 8 (7.3) | |
| Refused to answer | 2 (1.8) | 2 (1.8) | |
| Education, n (%) | |||
| Less than high school | 26 (23.6) | 29 (26.6) | |
| High school diploma or equivalent | 22 (19.6) | 33 (30.3) | |
| Some college, 2-year certificate, or associates degree | 41 (36.6) | 26 (23.8) | |
| College graduate (4 year) | 11 (9.8) | 13 (11.9) | |
| Some graduate school | 3 (2.7) | 3 (2.8) | |
| Graduate degree | 8 (7.1) | 5 (4.6) | |
| Other | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0) | |
| Health status, n (%) | |||
| Excellent | 2 (1.8) | 0 (0) | |
| Very good | 4 (3.6) | 5 (4.6) | |
| Good | 42 (37.5) | 38 (34.9) | |
| Fair | 47 (42.0) | 58 (53.2) | |
| Poor | 17 (15.2) | 8 (7.3) | |
| Insurance, n (%) | |||
| None | 5 (4.5) | 8 (7.3) | |
| Public | 69 (61.6) | 70 (64.2) | |
| Private | 36 (32.1) | 30 (27.5) | |
| Other | 2 (1.8) | 1 (0.9) | |