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Published in final edited form as: Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2022 Apr 2;48(6-7):335–342. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2022.03.002

Table 1.

Characteristics of Patients with HbA1c >9% Without Repeat Testing Within 6 Months (e.g., Suspected to Have a Delay in Care)^*

	All patients with suspected delay in care (N = 685)	Study population^† (N = 200)
Patient characteristics
Age [mean (SD)]	54.4 (13.1)	54.7 (12.4)
Sex
Male	355 (51.8)	101 (50.5)
Female	330 (48.2)	99 (49.5)
Race
White or Caucasian	286 (41.8)	88 (44.0)
Black or African American	310 (45.3)	81 (40.5)
Other	89 (13.0)	31 (15.5)
Test characteristics
HbA1c % [mean (SD)]^‡	10.7 (1.4)	10.7 (1.4)
Test type^§
Point of care	415 (60.6)	121 (60.5)
Blood test	270 (39.4)	79 (39.5)
Unique ordering providers	156	101

Patients identified by EHR report in an ambulatory care setting. Values are counts (%) unless otherwise indicated.

^†

Study population was randomly generated from all patients who had a suspected delay in care.

^‡

Initial HbA1c result that was > 9%, triggering inclusion in report.

^§

Sample was stratified by test type before randomization to ensure representative distribution of test type.