Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of Hispanic adults with type 2 diabetes
| Respondents | Percentage total unless noted (N=77) |
|---|---|
| Control Group - Usual Clinical Care | 84.4% |
| Intervention Group - Digital Storytelling Intervention | 15.6% |
| Site | |
| Midwest urban safety net hospital | 45.5% |
| Southwest community health center | 54.5% |
| Sex | |
| Male | 29.9% |
| Female | 70.1% |
| Marital status * | |
| Never married | 24.5% |
| Married | 49.1% |
| Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 26.4% |
| Education * | |
| 8 grades or less | 45.3% |
| Some high school | 28.3% |
| High school graduate or GED | 11.3% |
| Some college or technical school | 11.3% |
| College graduate (bachelor’s degree) | 3.8% |
| Average yearly family income † | |
| $0 to $9,999 | 35.5% |
| $10,000 to $19,999 | 30.3% |
| $20,000 to $29,999 | 15.8% |
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 11.8% |
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 5.3% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 1.3% |
| Current employment † | |
| Working 35 hours or more a week | 28.9% |
| Working less than 35 hours a week | 26.3% |
| Unemployed, Retired, or Disabled | 44.7% |
| US born | |
| Yes | 11.7% |
| Preferred language | |
| English | 7.8% |
| Spanish | 92.2% |
| Housing type | |
| An apartment or mobile home/trailer | 44.2% |
| A house/townhouse/condo | 53.2% |
| Room/rented room | 1.3% |
| Government housing (Military, etc.) | 1.3% |
| Hemoglobin A1C | |
| Mean (SD) | 9.0 (1.9) |
| LDL Cholesterol | |
| Mean (SD) | 95.6 (37.1) |
| Systolic Blood Pressure | |
| Mean (SD) | 127.7 (18.1) |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure | |
| Mean (SD) | 81.3 (13.9) |
| BMI | |
| Mean (SD) | 29.6 (5.4) |
*
24 respondents did not report this item. They were omitted from denominator for reported percentages.
†
1 respondent did not report this item. They were omitted from denominator for reported percentages.