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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Sci Diabetes Self Manag Care. 2021 Sep 24;47(5):391–403. doi: 10.1177/26350106211043487

Table 2.

Demographic data on respondents.

Total (n=15) Round 1 (n=7) Round 2 (n=8)
Age, Mean (SD) 61 (8.6) 62 (4.7) 60 (11.3)
Sex, n (%)
 Male 11 (73.3%) 6 (85.7%) 5 (62.5%)
 Female 4 (26.7%) 1 (14.3%) 3 (37.5%)
Ethnicity, n (%)
 Hispanic 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
 Non-Hispanic 15 (100%) 7 (100%) 8 (100%)
Race, n (%)
 Black 8 (53.3%) 4 (57.1%) 4 (50.0%)
 White 6 (40.0%) 3 (42.9%) 3 (37.5%)
 Mixed Race 1 (6.7%) 0 (0%) 1 (12.5%)
Marital Status, n (%)
 Married 7 (46.7%) 5 (71.4%) 2 (25.0%)
 Not Married 8 (53.3%) 2 (28.6%) 6 (75.0%)
Education, n (%)
 Less than high school 1 (6.7%) 0 (0%) 1 (12.5%)
 Highschool graduate/GED 2 (13.3%) 1 (14.3%) 1 (12.5%)
 Some college 9 (60.0%) 5 (71.4%) 4 (50.0%)
 College grad or higher 3 (20.0%) 1 (14.3%) 2 (25.5%)
Employment, n (%)
 Employed 5 (33.3%) 1 (14.3%) 4 (50.0%)
 Not employed 10 (66.7%) 7 (87.5%) 4 (50.0%)
Medications, n (%)
 Insulin 10 (66.7%) 5 (71.4%) 5 (62.5%)
 Non-insulin 5 (33.3%) 2 (28.6%) 3 (37.5%)
Income, n (%)
 Less than $30,000 9 (60.0%) 5 (71.4%) 4 (50.0%)
 $30,000 to $59,999 3 (20.0%) 1 (14.3%) 2 (25.0%)
 More than $60,000 3 (20.0%) 1 (14.3%) 2 (25.0%)
Self-rated quality of health, n (%)
 Fair, poor 4 (26.7%) 3 (42.9%) 1 (12.5%)
 Good, very good, excellent 11 (73.3%) 4 (57.1%) 7 (87.5%)
Impact of coronavirus on answers, n (%)
 Moderate or greater extent 5 (33.3%) 3 (42.9%) 2 (25.0%)
 None to small extent 10 (66.7%) 4 (57.1%) 6 (75.0%)
Comorbidities, n (%)
 Hypertension 15 (100%) 7 (100%) 8 (100%)
 High cholesterol 15 (100%) 7 (100%) 8 (100%)
 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 2 (13.3%) 1 (14.3%) 1 (12.5%)
 Depression 6 (40.0%) 3 (42.9%) 3 (37.5%)
 Anxiety 1 (6.7%) 0 (0%) 1 (12.5%)
Glycosylated hemoglobin, n (%)
 < 9% 8 (53.3%) 5 (71.4%) 3 (37.5%)
 ≥ 9% 7 (46.7%) 2 (28.6%) 5 (62.5%)
Frequency of alcohol intake, n (%)
 4 or more times per week 1 (6.7%) 0 (0%) 1 (12.5%)
 2–3 times per week 1 (6.7%) 0 (0%) 1 (12.5%)
 2–4 times per month 3 (20.0%) 2 (28.6%) 1 (12.5%)
 Monthly or less 5 (33.3%) 3 (42.9%) 2 (25.0%)
 Never 5 (33.3%) 2 (28.6%) 3 (37.5%)
Visit to a non-VHA health care provider in past year, n (%)
 Yes 5 (33.3%) 2 (28.6%) 3 (37.5%)
 No 10 (66.7%) 5 (71.4%) 5 (62.5%)
Non-VHA insurance or program that helps pay for your prescription medications, n (%)
 Yes 3 (20.0%) 1 (14.3%) 2 (25.0%)
 No 12 (80.0%) 6 (85.7%) 6 (75.0%)

Note: VHA, Veterans Health Affairs