Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of 3,769 people.
| Characteristic | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Female | 2078 (55.1) | |
| Male | 1691 (44.9) | |
| Marital statusa | ||
| Not partnered | 1821 (49.3) | |
| Partnered | 1873 (50.7) | |
| Race | ||
| Black | 1842 (48.9) | |
| White | 1428 (37.9) | |
| Otherb | 247 (6.5) | |
| Decline/No response | 252 (6.7) | |
| Insurance | ||
| Medicaid | 709 (18.8) | |
| Medicare | 814 (21.6) | |
| Other/unknown | 86 (2.3) | |
| Private | 2160 (57.3) | |
| Age grouping | ||
| Under 40 | 445 (11.8) | |
| 40-<50 | 626 (16.6) | |
| 50-<60 | 1074 (28.5) | |
| 60-<70 | 1006 (26.7) | |
| 70 and up | 616 (16.4) | |
| Ever any tobacco productc consumed? | ||
| Yes | 1313 (35.7) | |
| No | 2361 (64.3) | |
| Had at least 1 A1C measure in 2 years prior to referral date? | ||
| Yes | 3524 (93.5) | |
| No | 245 (6.5) | |
| Mean age at referral date (SD), in years | 56.8 (13.6) | |
| Mean BMI prior to referral date (SD) | 35.1 (8.1) | |
| A1C value prior to referral date (categorized): | ||
| 6.5–7 | 827 (23.5) | |
| 7-<8 | 689 (19.5) | |
| 8-<10 | 789 (22.4) | |
| 10-<12 | 430 (12.2) | |
| 12 and up | 377 (10.7) | |
| Median A1C value prior to referral date (IQR)d | 7.7% (6.7%-9.7%)Min = 4.8%Max = 18.5% |
BMI, body mass index; IQR, interquartile range; Max, maximum; Min, minimum; SD, standard deviation.
a
n = 75 with missing marital status data
b
n = 247 other race includes: 112 Asian, 13 American Indian/Alaska Native, 7 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 7 Multi-racial, 5 Hispanic, 3 Middle Eastern, and 100 Other (not specified)
c
As recorded in electronic medical record, cigarettes, pipes, snuff, or chew, N = 95 with missing information
d
Interquartile range, which is defined so that the 25th percentile is 6.7 and the 75th percentile is 9.7, and the 50th percentile (median) is 7.7