Table 1.

Characteristics of participants’ survey (N=37)

	Total		< 65 years		≥65 years
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Participants’ provider specialty
Primary Care	6	16.2	2	15.4	4	16.7
Diabetes Specialty Care	31	83.8	11	84.6	20	83.3
Age	65.7±11.5 (24.0-82.0)		53.5±10.5 (24.0-63.0)		72.3±4.6 (65.0-82.0)
Gender
Male	15	40.5	5	38.5	10	41.7
Female	22	59.5	8	61.5	14	58.3
Hispanic or Latino
No	37	100.0	13	100.0	24	100.0
Yes	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Race
White	35	94.6	12	92.3	23	95.8
Asian	1	2.7	1	7.7	0	0.0
Black or African	1	2.7	0	0.0	1	4.2
American
American Indian/ Alaska	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Native
Do not wish to report	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Native Hawaiian or Other	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Pacific Islander
Education
Less than high school diploma	2	5.4	1	7.7	1	4.2
High school graduate, diploma or the equivalent (e.g. GED)	10	27.0	2	15.4	8	33.3
Some college credit, no degree	10	27.0	5	38.5	5	20.8
Trade/technical/vocational training	3	8.1	1	7.7	2	8.3
Associate degree	2	5.4	2	15.4	0	0.0
Bachelor's degree	2	5.4	0	0.0	2	8.3
Higher than Bachelor's degree	8	21.6	2	15.4	6	25.0
Diabetes duration (years)	20.9±15.0 (1-63.0)		17.2±11.7 (1-37.0)		22.9±16.4(37-63)
Are you taking insulin for diabetes?
No	12	32.4	9	69.2	16	66.7
Yes	25	67.6	4	30.8	7	33.3
Do you access your medical chart using the patient portal?
No	9	24.3	3	23.1	6	25.0
Yes	28	75.7	10	76.9	18	75.0
How do you access your medical chart?
Patient portal in computer (e.g., desktop, laptop)	18	64.3	7	70.0	11	61.1
Patient portal in mobile device (e.g., smartphone, tablet)	17	60.7	6	60.0	13	72.2
Have you ever read a clinic note in your chart?
No	8	21.6	3	23.1	5	20.8
Yes	29	78.4	10	76.9	19	79.2